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MARTÍ SOLERManaging Editor (Social Sciences, Humanities and General Interest)[email protected]: (-) -/Fax: (-) -

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Fondo de Cultura Económica is the most important publishing house in Mexico

and one of the most important ones in Latin America. It was originally established

in as a way to provide students of economics with books in Spanish on the

subject. Little by little fce expanded its publishing areas to other subjects that today

encompass almost everything, from children’s literature to scientific texts. Fondo de

Cultura Económica is a decentralized publishing institution funded by the Mexican

government.

As part of our recent improvement, we now have our editorial and commercial

processes certified with the iso : quality management standards.

fce’s backlist encompasses more than volumes, from which (aprox.) are

still being published or reprinted, with more than new titles being added each year.

This great cultural wealth is grouped in many subjects, such as Literature, Philosophy,

Social Sciences, History, Children’s Books, Art, Economics, etc.

In addition to its central office in Mexico, fce has foreign branches in Argentina,

Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru, Spain, usa and Venezuela.

Contact information

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Art

Arcos, María de. Experimentalismo en la música cinematográfica,

Carrera, Pilar. Andrei Tarkovski: la imagen total,

Flores, Helio. El hombre de negro,

Musacchio, Humberto. El Taller de Gráfica Popular,

Palenzuela, Nilo. Moradas del intérprete,

Education

Ferreiro, Emilia. Pasado y presente de los verbos leer y escribir,

Ferreiro, Emilia and Ana Siro. Narrar por escrito desde un personaje,

Kolesas, Mabel. Del jardín a la terciaria,

History

Botero, Clara Isabel et al. Museo del Oro,

Caimari, Lila (ed.) La ley de los profanos,

Chacón, Susana. La relación entre México y Estados Unidos (-),

Fowler, Will (ed.) Gobernantes mexicanos, vol. i,

Fowler, Will (ed.)Gobernantes mexicanos, vol. ii,

Garrido Palacios, Manuel. Alosno, palabra cantada,

Stresser-Péan, Guy. Viaje a la Huasteca con Guy Stresser-Péan,

Villadelángel, Gerardo (ed.) El libro rojo, vol. i,

Literature

Bonnett, Piedad. Los privilegios del olvido,

Boone, Luis Jorge. La noche caníbal,

Bradu, Fabienne. Artaud, todavía,

Chumacero, Alí. Palabras en reposo,

Domínguez Michael, Christopher. Diccionario crítico de la literatura mexicana (-),

Leñero, Vicente. Teatro completo, i,

Liera, Óscar. Teatro escogido,

Malpartida, Juan. A favor del tiempo. [Antología],

Menton, Seymour. La novela colombiana,

Millington, Mark. Hombres in/visibles,

Montiel Figueiras, Mauricio. Terra cognita,

Ochoa, Enriqueta. Poesía reunida,

Olmos, Carlos. Teatro completo,

Padeletti, Hugo. El andariego,

Papasquiaro, Mario Santiago. Jeta de santo,

Poniatowska, Elena. Jardín de Francia,

Río Parra, Elena del. Cartografías de la conciencia española en la Edad de Oro,

Roca, Juan Manuel. Cantar de lejanía,

Sandoval, Víctor. Poesía reunida,

Soltero, Gonzalo. Sus ojos son fuego,

Villena, Luis Antonio de. Honor de los vencidos,

Zepeda, Eraclio. Tocar el fuego,

Philosophy

Cohen Agrest, Diana. Por mano propia,

Gaos, José. Filosofía de la filosofía,

Muguerza, Javier. Desde la perplejidad,

Navarro Reyes, Jesús. Pensar sin certezas,

Salles, Arleen and Florencia Luna. Bioética: nuevas reflexiones sobre debates clásicos,

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Politics

Dobado, Rafael et al. España y México,

Laclau, Ernesto. Debates y combates,

Serrano Migallón, Fernando. La vida constitucional de México, vols. i and ii,

Science

García Viveros, Mariano and Karina Salas Mercado (eds.) Hacia un milenio sin hambre con educación, salud y justicia,

Jaramillo, Juan Francisco. 101 hierbas medicinales,

Sociology

Arfuch, Leonor. Crítica cultural entre política y poética,

Casullo, Nicolás. Las cuestiones,

Feierstein, Daniel. El genocidio como práctica social,

Gambetta, Diego (ed.) El sentido de las misiones suicidas,

Hayner, Priscilla. Verdades innombrables,

Sibilia, Paula. La intimidad como espectáculo,

Children’s Books

Isol. Tener un patito es útil,

Beyer Ruiz, María Emilia. ¿Por qué se esconden?,

Duhne, Martha. ¿Quién pasó por aquí?,

Sánchez Mora, María del Carmen. ¿Para qué usas la lengua?,

Carrasco, Aitana. Ramona la mona,

Isol. El globo,

Isol. Secreto de familia,

Isol. Vida de perros,

Sáez Castán, Javier. Libro Caracol,

Pellicer, Carlos. Colores con brisa,

Poniatowska, Elena. Boda en Chimalistac,

Buitrago, Jairo. Camino a casa,

García Esperón, María. Tigres de la otra noche,

Hinojosa, Francisco. La peor señora del mundo,

Toledo, Natalia. La Muerte pies ligeros,

Toledo, Natalia. Cuento del Conejo y el Coyote,

Murugarren, Miguel. Animalario universal del profesor Revillod,

Zepeda, Monique. Kassunguilà,

Amara, Luigi. Las aventuras de Max y su ojo submarino,

Baranda, María. Hago de voz un cuerpo,

Martínez, Rocío. De cómo nació la memoria de El Bosque,

Ventura, Antonio. El cuento del pingüino,

Villoro, Juan. El libro salvaje,

Hiriart, Hugo El nombre del juego es Posada,

Chávez Castañeda, Ricardo. Fernanda y los mundos secretos,

Colomer, Teresa. Andar entre libros,

Design: Laura Esponda

Translation: Margaret Schroeder and Tanya Huntington


Experimentalismo en la música cinematográfica

[Experimentalism in Film Music]

María de Arcos

st ed., Fce Spain, pp. . × cm (. × in)Collection: Tezontle. Subject: MusicISBN 8437505992

Why has film music, ever since its beginnings, clung to a

romantic, extremely traditional musical language? Why

did the experimental currents that flourished in twentieth-cen-

tury concert music leave no mark on film music? What happens

when a film uses new music and avoids the usual stereotyped

patterns?

These questions are thoroughly analyzed in this book. María

de Arcos traces the evolution of music and film music through

the course of the twentieth century, leading to an examination

of the effectiveness of an experimental musical language trans-

ferred to the screen. She concludes with a theoretical and prac-

tical analysis of the sound track of Planet of the Apes (Franklin

J. Schaffner, ) by the renowned American composer Jerry

Goldsmith. The novel musicological focus of this book will be

a revelation to music and film researchers, critics and profes-

sionals, film school and conservatory students, and any readers

interested in increasing their knowledge of film sound tracks

and their evolution. The text is accompanied by scores and an

illustrated glossary of musical terms.

María de Arcos is a senior professor of composition at

the Seville Conservatory. She has composed music for short

films, film reports and a variety of types of film. María de

Arcos earned her doctorate in from the Universidad de

Sevilla and is currently a professor of piano and film music at

the Francisco Guerrero Professional Conservatory in Seville.

Andrei Tarkovski: la imagen total

[Andrei Tarkovsky: The Total Image]

Pilar Carrera

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Colección Popular. Subject: Cinema ISBN 9789505577606

An original essay about famed Russian movie director

Andrei Tarkovsky (-), the emblematic and po-

lemic figure from the Soviet Union who built a reputation on

the international film circuit.

This essay addresses Tarkovsky’s artistic production, inclu-

ding his films, texts, and facts about his life. An ars poetica es-

sential to structuring the director’s filmography, and one that

describes improbability and memory as a shifting pact between

man and his world.

Pilar Carrera Álvarez (Arboiro, ) received her

PhD from the Parisian School of Higher Education in

the Social Sciences. She is currently Assistant Dean

of Carlos III University in Madrid, where she also

teaches a seminar on Media Communications Theory

at the Department of Journalism and Audio Visual

Communication. She has published numerous articles in

specialized reviews. In co-authorship with Miriam Redondo,

she wrote Del narcisismo mediático (). She is also among

the authors who collaborated on Percepción del riesgo y

síndrome de invulnerabilidad ().

• An original perspective regarding the great Soviet director’s cinematographic œuvre

• An in-depth essay, rooted in the theoretical constructs of Roland Barthes and Walter Benjamin

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El hombre de negro

[The Man in Black]

Helio Flores

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm ( × in)Collection: Tezontle. Subject: Political cartoons ISBN 9789681683948

“The Man in Black,” who made his appearance for the

first time in in La Garrapata magazine, is one of

the most important characters in Mexico’s cartoon history—

not only because of the artist’s corrosive critique of a repressive,

corrupt government, but also because of his alternative humor.

Through this strip, Flores shifted the reader’s focus from dia-

logue to image.

Rius said about Helio Flores’s creation that “he’s like a wit-

ness inside the comic strip, semi-speechless, weighty, fearsome,

complicated, timid, hard to pin down. He’s definitely an enigma,

because you never know what to expect from him.”

Helio Flores (Xalapa, ) studied architecture at

Veracruz University, and graphic design at the New York

School of Visual Arts. His professional career began in ,

in the Diario de Xalapa newspaper and La Gallina magazine.

In , he founded and co-edited La Garrapata, while at the

same time contributing to a variety of periodicals, including

El Mitote Ilustrado, Novedades, Siempre!, Ovaciones

and Por Qué?

As a political cartoonist for El Universal since , Flores

received on two separate occasions the Grand Prix awarded

by the International Cartoon Salon of Montreal (

and ). He is a four-time winner of Mexico’s National

Journalism Award (, , , ). The Mexican

Association of Cartoonists gave him the National Cartoon

Award in , and the House of Journalism, its Cartoon

Prize in .

• In Mexico, where there’s a long, solid tradition of comic strips, Helio Flores is among the best contemporary cartoonists

• This edition includes a series of texts by Carlos Monsiváis

El Taller de Gráfica Popular

[The People’s Graphic Arts Workshop]

Humberto Musacchio

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. x cm ( x . in)Collection: Arte Universal. Subject: ArtISBN 9789681677039

The Taller de Gráfica Popular (tgp; People’s Graphic Arts

Workshop) was founded in Mexico in by Leopoldo

Méndez and a group of other talented graphic artists and mu-

ralists. This book tells the story of the workshop, its members,

and its importance to Mexico’s cultural and political landscape.

The Gráfica Popular, as it was also known, soon adopted the

extensive artistic heritage of Mexican engraving, legacy of cari-

caturists and illustrators of the stature of Joaquín Giménez,

Constantino Escalante, Hesiquio Iriarte, Santiago Hernández,

José María Villasana, Jesús T. Alamilla, Gabriel Vicente Gahona

Picheta, and Manuel Manilla, and above all, José Guadalupe

Posada, the master of Mexican engraving whose influence left

an indelible mark on the Taller and its work.

Humberto Musacchio (b. ) studied economics at

the University of Mexico, and coordinated and directed

the Revista Mexicana de la Cultura. He was a cofounder

and assistant director of the newspaper La Jornada and

has worked at a number of Mexico’s major newspapers,

Unomásuno, El Día, El Nacional, Excélsior, Novedades and

La Jornada. He is the author of several books, including

Diccionario enciclopédico

de México.

• Includes more than engravings by key artists in Mexico’s modern history, such as Leopoldo Méndez, Miguel Covarrubias, David Alfaro Sequeiros, Pablo O’Higgins, Luis Arenal, Raúl Anguiano, José Chávez Morado, Alfredo Zalce, Ángel Bracho and Mariana Yampolsky

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Moradas del intérprete

[The Interpreter’s Abodes]

Nilo Palenzuela

st ed., Fce Spain, pp.. × cm (. × in) Collection: Tierra Firme. Subjects: Essay, Art, Art HistoryISBN 8437506018

In these essays, Nilo Palenzuela writes about a diverse collec-

tion of twentieth-century writers and artists from Europe

and the New World. He presents their essential poetic and

philosophical positions as ‘interpreters;’ those who are first of

all creators, caught on the edge between modernity and tradi-

tion (Unamuno, Borges, Klee, Arp, Tamayo, Paz); those who are

interpreters who crack open the doors of language onto thought

(María Zambrano, García Bacca, Eugenio Trías); and those who

uphold the expression of contemporary freedom (Vicente Rojo,

Francisco Toledo, Mario Merz). Archetypes, forms of represen-

tation, actions, and textual references are combined to reveal

the fractured face of the modern subject. Since the beginnings

of modernity, the urge to rebel against the old order has always

existed side by side with ongoing criticism of narcissistic ex-

cess and the will to power; a rebellion that seeks to put creative

work, words, images into play, into life. Moradas del intérprete is

a unique example of current essay-writing in Spanish, a creative

interpretation that transcends national borders.

Nilo Palenzuela (Canary Islands, ) is a writer and

professor of Spanish literature at Universidad de La Laguna

(Tenerife). He is also known for his writing on contemporary

art and esthetics. He is a regular contributor to numerous

journals, including Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos, Letras

Libres, Vuelta, Revista de Occidente, Missives, and Quimera,

among others.

Pasado y presente de los verbos leer y escribir

[Past and Present of the Verbs Read and Write]

Emilia Ferreiro

nd ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Colección Popular. Subject: LiteracyISBN 9789505577620

Every era brings new meaning to the verbs read and write.

New technologies have introduced profound, drastic chang-

es, demanding greater flexibility in the usage of written language.

While impoverished countries still haven’t overcome illiteracy,

rich countries have discovered aliteracy: they’ve come to recog-

nize that basic education is no guarantee of future reading.

If democracy is incompatible with illiteracy among its citi-

zens, full democracy requires levels of literacy above and beyond

being able to spell, or sign one’s name. Being educated as readers

is a right for girls and boys who’ll become free women and men

in a world where linguistic and cultural diversity is already as

important as biodiversity.

This text is destined to prick consciences and present meth-

odological concerns, theoretical stances, and political options

with regards to the current status of reading and writing world-

wide.

Emilia Ferreiro was born in Argentina in .

She received her PhD from the University of Geneva,

Switzerland, where she studied under Jean Piaget.

She’s internationally renowned for her contributions to

understanding the evolutionary process by which written

language is acquired. She has received seven honoris causa.

From her vast body of work, Fondo de Cultura Económica

has also published Cultura escrita y educación () and

Narrar por escrito desde un personaje ().

• A fundamental work by this international expert on reading and writing

• Contextualized within one of the main currents of contemporary intellectual debate

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Narrar por escrito desde un personaje: acercamiento de los niños a lo literario

[Written Narration from Characters: A Children’s Approach to Literature]

Emilia Ferreiro and Ana Siro

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in) Collection: Espacios para la Lectura. Subjects: Reading, writing ISBN 9789505577439

Is it possible to surprise children with new versions of tradi-

tional stories? In this book, the authors pose the same ques-

tion to children age to from the suburbs of Buenos Aires

who are participating in a singular didactic project. The goal:

to explore how children write and find their narrative voices

through traditional folktales handed down for centuries.

Every child retells these stories in the first person, using the

voices and perspectives of different characters. Hungry wolves,

envious stepsisters, and supportive little dwarves become the

narrators. This rich experience is then analyzed using speech

act theory.

Emilia Ferreiro was born in Argentina in .

She received her PhD from the University of Geneva,

Switzerland, where she studied under Jean Piaget.

She’s internationally renowned for her contributions to

understanding the evolutionary process by which written

language is acquired. She has received seven honoris causa.

From her vast body of work, Fondo de Cultura Económica

has also published Cultura escrita y educación () and

Pasado y presente de los verbos leer y escribir ().

Ana Siro completed her Master’s at the cinvestav

Department of Educational Research in Mexico City. At the

National University of La Plata she researches projects that

analyze linguistic practices.

• This book provides new answers regarding the genesis of writing among children, as well as strong resources for working with literature in the classroom

• Emilia Ferreiro is widely recognized as an international authority in this field

Del jardín a la terciaria: una introducción al rol de la biblioteca en la educación del siglo xxi

[An Introduction to the Role of the Library in st Century Education]

Mabel Kolesas

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × in) Collection: Educación y Pedagogía. Subject: School libraries ISBN 9789505577415

Already in the st century, technological innovations have

posed multiple challenges to the world of libraries. What,

then, is the current role of library and librarian on different

teaching levels? This book provides answers and detailed ex-

amples, seeking to promote reading, literacy through different

sources, and collaboration with pedagogical tasks.

Kolesas presents an accessible, attractive guide to library

modernization in keeping with the challenges posed by the st

century, showing how to transform students into avid readers.

Mabel Kolesas received her degree in Library Technology

and Documentation from the Faculty of Philosophy

and Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. She is

currently Director of the Teachers’ Library, a division of the

Ministry of Education. She also acts as Head of the Center

of Documentation and Information at the Gino Germani

Institute of Research, a section of the Faculty of Social

Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires. She received a

fomec grant to research optimization of resources from the

Social Sciences Libraries of New York University, Columbia

University, and the Library of Congress. She is co-author

of the book “Si Gutenberg viviera…” Cómo y dónde buscar

información (Aique, ).

• A diagnosis of the current status of scholarly libraries and librarians

• A unique guide that shows how to organize school libraries in keeping with our times

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Museo del Oro. Patrimonio milenario de Colombia

[The Gold Museum: Colombia’s Thousand-Year Heritage]

Photographs: Juan Mayr

Text: Clara Isabel Botero, Roberto Lleras Pérez, Santiago Londoño Vélez and Efraín Sánchez Cabra

st ed., Fce/Banco de la República/Skira, Colombia, pp. × cm (. × in)Collection: Tezontle. Subject: ArcheologyISBN 9789583801341 paperback)ISBN 9789583801358 hardcover

The Colombian Banco de la República’s Gold Museum has

been classifying, exhibiting and conducting research on its

collection of fifty thousand pre-Hispanic objects, which include

works of gold, silver and other materials, since . This book

includes more than two hundred photographs of the most im-

portant pieces.

The book also includes brief notes about the pre-Hispanic

societies that created the items, their ideology magnificently ex-

pressed in these pieces, the techniques they used and the sym-

bolic values they assigned to the objects. In addition, illustra-

tions, maps, and photographs of their territory provide further

context for this extraordinary collection.

Readers will discover the fascination and comprehend the fe-

ver aroused in the first conquistadores by the myth of El Dorado,

as they learn how the past came to play a part in the identities

of the societies that today occupy the New World. Reading this

book is almost like visiting the Gold Museum.

Juan Mayr is a photographer, environmentalist and scholar

of pre-Hispanic and indigenous societies. His pictorial vision

makes the photographs of the Gold Museum’s collection—

taken especially for this book—true works of art.

• The most complete book of the Gold Museum collection

• With the magnificent photographs in this large format, full color de-luxe edition, present-day readers can experience the fascination of El Dorado

La ley de los profanos: delito, justicia y cultura en Buenos Aires: -

[Profane Laws: Crime, Justice and Culture in Buenos Aires (-)]

Lila Caimari (ed.)

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in) Collection: Historia. Subjects: Culture, Sociology ISBN 9789505577200

La ley de los profanos explores the subject of crime, law, and

justice for general readers. Its protagonists are “profane” in

that they move outside consecrated circles, redefining crime it-

self, the transgressors who commit it, and the ways in which

they are punished. The book explores literature, cinema, jour-

nalism, and photography in order to delve into the language and

concepts used to define crime and punishment.

Caimari shows how scientific, political, and legal definitions

were resignified within late th-century and early th-century

Buenos Aires society, thereby expanding the State’s capacity to

exercise justice and control.

Lila Caimari is a researcher for conicet and a professor

at San Andrés University. She is currently dedicated to

researching the social and cultural history of urban crime.

• A precise, original analysis of the social concepts of law, justice, and punishment

• A historical perspective that sheds light on the origins of unnecessary social constructs

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La relación entre México y Estados Unidos (-). Entre el conflicto y la cooperación

[Mexico-US Relations (-) From Conflict to Cooperation]

Susana Chacón

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Política y Derecho. Subjects: International relations, Mexico, United StatesISBN 9789681684655

Conflict and cooperation have always been the two funda-

mental aspects of relations between Mexico and the United

States. The backdrop for bilateral exchange is one of marked

asymmetry. After World War II, this relationship has seemed

to satisfy the special interests of both countries. Maintaining

the delicate balance between cooperation and conflict was just

as pressing for the time period studied here as any other time

from the end of the Mexican-American War between both

countries and the present. The author focuses on three main

themes: military cooperation accords, commercial treaties, and

the Bracero Agreement of . She illustrates how at different

points in time both countries have found a common ground

despite their differences and inequities, thus making the transi-

tion from conflict to cooperation.

Susana Chacón received her PhD in History from the

Ibero-American University and is now Director of Research

and Development at Monterrey Tech’s Santa Fe campus. She

has completed postgraduate research at Harvard University

and Georgetown University. She’s the author of Energía,

finanzas y narcóticos: la cara oculta de la política exterior de

México, and coordinator of La crisis del petróleo en México,

negociaciones diplomáticas, ¿un arte olvidado?, as well as Entre la

globalización y la independencia. La política exterior de México

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• “An innovative text currently of great importance with regards to the bilateral relations between Mexico and the United States” (Lorenzo Meyer)

• An intelligent text that brings us closer to understanding the complex relationship between Mexico and the United States

Gobernantes mexicanos, t. i

[Mexican Leaders, vol. i]

Will Fowler (ed.)

st ed., inehrm, st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Política y Derecho. Subjects: International relations, Mexico, United StatesISBN 9789681683696 vol. i 9789681685034 series

Will Fowler brought together a group of specialists to

study the nature of presidentialism in Mexico, compar-

ing the policies of those who governed the country during the

th and th centuries. The result: two volumes, intriguing and

erudite, destined to become bedside reading for all who are in-

terested in Mexican governmental politics.

This volume compiles essays featuring the men who gov-

erned Mexico in the th century. Guadalupe Victoria, Antonio

López de Santa Ana, Benito Juárez, and Porfirio Díaz are the

protagonists of chapters that explain the socio-political contexts

under which they governed, the domestic and foreign pressures

they were confronted with, the constitutional limitations to

which they were subjected and the political division they had

to overcome.

Will Fowler is a historian who specializes in th century

politics in Mexico and Latin America. He is also a Professor

of Latin American Studies at the University of St. Andrews

in Scotland. He’s published Santa Anna of Mexico; Tornel and

Santa Anna. The Writer and the Caudillo, Mexico, -

and Mexico in the Age of Proposals, -. With Humberto

Morales Moreno, he compiled El conservadurismo mexicano en

el siglo xix (-).

• The portraits of these Mexican leaders from the 19th and 20th centuries characterize them not only in keeping with their official capacities, but also as men in power

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Gobernantes mexicanos, t. ii

[Mexican Leaders, vol. ii]

Will Fowler (ed.)

st ed., inehrm, st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Política y Derecho. Subjects: International relations, Mexico, United StatesISBN 9789681683706 (vol. i i) 9789681685034 series

Will Fowler brought together a group of specialists to

study the nature of presidentialism in Mexico, compar-

ing the policies of those who governed the country during the

th and th centuries. The result: two volumes, intriguing and

erudite, destined to become bedside reading for all who are in-

terested in Mexican governmental politics.

The second volume, dedicated to the th century, fea-

tures presidents who were both contradictory and fascinating.

Presidents who provoked reactions that ranged from admira-

tion to aberration. Presidents such as Álvaro Obregón, Plutarco

Elías Calles, Lázaro Cárdenas, Miguel Alemán, Adolfo Ruiz

Cortines, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, and Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

Like it or not, these men were fairly representative of the society

they governed. While scrutinizing them it’s inevitable to view, in

passing, the nation that helped bring them into power.

Will Fowler is a historian who specializes in th century

policy in Mexico and Latin America. He is also a Professor

of Latin American Studies at the University of St. Andrews

in Scotland. He’s published Santa Anna of Mexico; Tornel and

Santa Anna. The Writer and the Caudillo, Mexico, -

and Mexico in the Age of Proposals, -. With Humberto

Morales Moreno, he compiled El conservadurismo mexicano en

el siglo xix (-).

• The portraits of these Mexican leaders from the th and th centuries characterize them not only in keeping with their official capacities, but also as men in power

Alosno, palabra cantada. El año poético en un pueblo andaluz

[Alosno, Singing Words. A Poetic Year in an Andalusian Town]

Manuel Garrido Palacios

st ed., fce Spain, nd ed., fce Spain, pp.. × cm ( × in)Collection: Antropología. Subject: Cultural anthropologyISBN 8437503127

“The Year, with its cycles of work and festivals, is simi-

lar in much of Catholic Europe, because Christmases

and Carnivals, Lents and May Days, Saint John, summer and

autumn celebrations run throughout… with similar character-

istics, generally speaking, in Andalusia and beyond. But what

people—I ask myself—are capable of generating a new verbal

expression as abundant and rich for this general, festive cycle?

Alosno, the town described in this beautiful book, sings and

expresses its collective emotions in an amazing fashion.”

(From the prologue by Julio Caro Baroja)

Manuel Garrido Palacios, writer and folklore specialist,

is a member of the North American Academy of the Spanish

Language of New York. He has been distinguished with

the title of “Alosno’s Adopted Son,” as well as numerous

recognitions for his considerable efforts to recover the

customs and traditions of different Spanish towns. His

television series Raíces, which was broadcast for twenty-five

years (-), continues to be a paradigm and model of

how ethnographic studies should be approached.

• This book shows the amazing wealth of Andalusian word games

• Manuel Garrido Palacios rediscovers—in his own words—“a train that passes through your door, giving you only one chance to hop on board”

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Viaje a la Huasteca con Guy Stresser-Péan

[Traveling to the Huasteca with Guy Stresser-Péan]

Guy Stresser-Péan

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Anthropology. Subjects: Indigenous society, The Huasteca ISBN 9789681685102

Viaje a la Huasteca is the result of more than years of

research on the Huasteca region of Mexico. Guy Stresser-

Péan has not only witnessed the long-enduring Totonac flyers’

dance, he’s taken part in its celebration. Viaje a la Huasteca un-

veils one of the least known—if not forgotten—millenary civi-

lizations of Mesoamerica. The author is “heir to a scientific tra-

dition in which figures such as Baron Von Humboldt, Eduard

Seler, Konrad Theodor Preuss, Hermann Beyer, Alfonso Caso,

and Paul Kirchhoff became famous.” Dominique Michelet called

Stresser-Péan “a wise man in a world that hardly has anything

left but scientists.”

Guy Stresser-Péan () graduated from the Sorbonne

with degrees in anthropology, political sciences, and

geology. He was Director of the French Archeological and

Ethnological Mission in Mexico (which would later become

the Center of Mexican and Central American Studies) for

years. He began excavations at the Tamtok site in , and

in he was awarded the National Prize by the National

Academy of Anthropological Studies. His publications

include San Antonio Nogalar, la sierra de Tamaulipas y la

frontera norte de Mesoamérica (); El arado criollo in

México y América Central (); El códice de Xicotepec:

estudio e interpretación, co-published by the fce in ; Los

lienzos de Acaxochitlán (); and Le Soleil-Dieu et le Christ.

La christianisation des Indiens du Mexique, vue de la Sierra de

Puebla ().

• Viaje a la Huasteca is the fruit of over a half-century of research carried out by one of the most outstanding figures in Mexican anthropology

• This book contains revelations about ethnology, botany, anthropology, linguistics, and history; allowing for a better

understanding of cultures from the Huasteca region

El libro rojo, vol. i

[The Red Book, vol. i]

Gerardo Villadelángel (ed.)

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Tezontle. Subjects: History of Mexico, CrimeISBN 9789681686147 paperback 9789681686154 hardcover

This abundant, fully illustrated compendium is the result

of what was, in the words of José Luis Martínez, one of

the great Mexican publishing enterprises of the th century:

an exercise in prose using the leitmotif of blood to link histo-

riographic, literary, and journalistic accounts with present-day

interpretations. A continuation of El libro rojo published in

by Manuel Payno and Vicente Riva Palacio, nearly three

hundred authors—historians, essayists, narrators, and visual

artists—are included in this compilation, which is just a chip

off the iceberg of all the violent crime that has taken place in

Mexico from to .

Gerardo Villadelángel Viñas (Mexico City, ).

After studying Literature at the National Autonomous

University of Mexico, he attended the Writers’ School of

the General Society of Mexican Writers and the Menéndez

Pelayo International University of Santander, Spain. He

contributes to various periodicals nationwide and has

ventured into editing as well.

This book features texts by well-known authors such

as Álvaro Uribe, Carlos Chimal, Eduardo Antonio Parra,

Fabrizio Mejía Madrid, Luis Arturo Ramos, Jaime Moreno

Villarreal, Adolfo Castañón, Jean Meyer, Enrique Krauze, and

Paco Ignacio Taibo II, among others. Visual artists include

Jan Hendrix, Perla Krauze, Mónica Castillo, and Emilio Said.

• This is the first in a three-volume series encompassing tales of historic crimes that have taken place in Mexico from to

• The edition is richly illustrated by the most widely-known artists

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Los privilegios del olvido. Antología personal

[The Privileges of Oblivion. A Personal Anthology]

Piedad BonnettPrologue by José Watanabe

st ed., fce Colombia, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Tierra Firme. Subject: PoetryISBN 9789583801464

An anthology of poems from all of Piedad Bonnet’s works,

new and old. A prologue by Peruvian poet José Watanabe

broadens the scope of Los privilegios del olvido.

With regards to Piedad Bonnett’s work, Ramón de Zubiría

wrote: “If I were compelled to pin down the underground, secret

virtue sustaining what I consider to be this poetry’s vigor, beau-

ty, and singularity, I wouldn’t hesitate to ascribe it to the wealth

of poetic intuitions that, from down below, mark the genesis

of poems and impeccable expressive tailoring with which these

intuitions are marked in her texts.”

Piedad Bonnett () is one of the most renowned

poets in her generation. She’s also a novelist (published

by Alfaguara in Colombia), playwright, translator,

essayist, professor of the Andes University of Bogotá, and

correspondent member of the Colombian Academy of the

Spanish Language.

For her first book of poetry, De círculo y ceniza (), she

received an honorable mention in the Octavio Paz Hispanic-

American Poetry Contest. In , she published Ese animal

triste, reaffirming her status as one of the most representative

voices of contemporary Colombian poetry. She was

honored in with the National Poetry Prize awarded by

Colcultura for El hilo de los días. Her other books of poems

include Nadie en casa (), Todos los amantes son guerreros

() and Tretas del débil ().

• Piedad Bonnett () is one of the most renowned poets in her generation

• An anthology of all Piedad Bonnett’s poems, new and old

La noche caníbal

[The Cannibal Night]

Luis Jorge Boone

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Breve. Subject: Short story ISBN 9789681682200

The texts in this book are difficult to classify: somewhere be-

tween the genres of short story and novella, different pro-

tagonists disrupt the reality filtering their fears, fantasies, and

delirious visions. Clear, concise prose without grandiose pre-

tensions, La noche caníbal shows the author’s narrative maturity

and his preference for fantasy and science fiction atmospheres

that recall Jorge Luis Borges, or Philip K. Dick.

Luis Jorge Boone was born in Monclova, Coahuila, in

. He is a poet, narrator, and essayist who has contributed

to various magazines, such as Letras Libres, Luvina, Voz

Otra and Tierra Adentro. He’s the author of Legión ()

and Galería de armas rotas (). He also appears in

the anthologies Pensar con los ojos abiertos (, poetry),

Homenaje a Philip K. Dick (, essay), and ¿El crimen como

una de las bellas artes? III, (, short story).

He has received scholarships from the National Fund for

Culture and the Arts (-) and from the Foundation

for Mexican Literature (-). He won the Salvador

Gallardo Dávalos National Prize for Young Literature

for his poetry, the Inés Arredondo National Short Story

Prize in , and the Clemencia Isaura Poetry Prize in .

He is currently a teacher, cultural promoter, and workshop

coordinator.

• A compilation of various short stories, some already published in magazines, some in print for the first time

• Luis Jorge Boone is a young author who has nonetheless received awards and widespread recognition

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Artaud, todavía

[Artaud, Still]

Fabienne Bradu

st ed., fce Mexico pp. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Vida y Pensamiento de México. Subject: Literary criticismISBN 9789681684587

Antonin Artaud’s mysteriously discreet visit to Mexico in

has become both a cult theme and an impenetrable

challenge for scholars, who now and again revive the hope of

digging up unpublished documents, or encountering unknown

testimonies that will clarify and materialize his presence here.

Fabienne Bradu reconstructs a conversation sustained through

the correspondence of Guatemalan poet Luis Cardoza y Aragón

and Paule Thévenin—who edited Artaud’s complete works at

Gallimard—in which letters compose a mirror reflecting the

outline of the French author in Mexico.

Fabienne Bradu, born in France, is a writer, literary critic,

and researcher of the Institute of Philological Investigations

at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (unam).

She’s a contributor to the magazines Vuelta and Letras Libres

and the French translator of Mexican writers Juan Rulfo,

Xavier Villaurrutia, José Vasconcelos, Octavio Paz, and

Francisco Rebolledo, among others. In November ,

the Mexican government awarded her the Mexican Order

of the Aztec Eagle Medal, Insignia degree, for her work in

promoting Mexican literature.

• Fabienne Bradu is among Mexico’s best-known contemporary researchers and critics

• This book is a continuation of the kind of essays Bradu has written throughout her academic career within Mexican literary circles, which have been notably successful

Palabras en reposo

[Words at Rest]

Alí Chumacero

st ed., fce Mexico pp. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Grandes Letras. Subjects: Poetry, Mexican literatureISBN 9789681685997

Palabras en reposo comes from the pen of one of Mexico’s

most important poets, whose clear, profound lyricism can

be traced through three volumes of poetry: Páramo de sueños,

Imágenes desterradas and Palabras en reposo. A strict formalist

who disdains profusion or proliferation, Chumacero’s words

correspond to the internal development of poetic concepts in

the compositions found in this book. From this affinity—often

manifested by allusions, rather than direct references—a testi-

mony of a world emerges in which the elegiac is transformed

into images that outlast songs. Palabras en reposo was first pub-

lished in . It is a book that requires more than one reading

and is formed by two halves that are an entrance into and exit

from poetic matter: “Precarious search” and “Gentle exile.”

The poet Alí Chumacero was born in Acaponeta, Nayarit

in . He was a member of the editorial board of the

magazine Tierra Nueva (-), which he also

co-directed. He edited the monthly review Calendario de

Ramón López Velarde and several issues of Letras de México

(-). He was also copy editor of El Hijo Pródigo

(-). He has worked as an editor for the Fondo de

Cultura Económica since . While at the Ministry of

Public Education, he launched the Septentas collection. He

is the author of Páramo de sueños (, Rueca Prize for best

book by a young writer,) Imágenes desterradas (), and

Palabras en reposo (). His complete poetry was published

in . He received the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in .

• Alí Chumacero is one of the most renowned poets in Mexican literature

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Diccionario crítico de la literatura mexicana (-)

[Critical Dictionary of Mexican Literature (-)]

Christopher Domínguez Michael

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Mayor. Subject: Literary criticismISBN 9789681684785 (hardcover) 9789681684525 (paperback)

In this book, Christopher Domínguez Michael–perhaps

Mexico’s most important literary critic—has compiled and

arranged his written reflections on Mexican literature. The

Diccionario crítico de la literatura mexicana spans from to

, a half-century that began with the watershed publication

of Juan Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo.

This book contains two separate works: a personal anthology,

and a dictionary of authors. In the former, Domínguez Michael

selects fragments, essays, or articles previously published in his

many books and anthologies. As a dictionary of authors, this

book is a monument to freedom of choice—governed by the

taste and gaze of a literary critic—, whose interpretative playful-

ness constructs an order that is determined not only by routine,

but by alphabetic surprises as well.

Christopher Domínguez Michael was born in Mexico

City in . He is a literary critic, historian of ideas, and

novelist. He’s a columnist and contributor to such prestigious

periodicals as Proceso, Vuelta, Letras Libres and “El Angel”

cultural section of the newspaper Reforma. He is the author

of Antología de la narrativa mexicana del siglo xx, Tiros en el

concierto (for which he received the Guillermo Rousset Banda

National Prize for Literary Essays and Political Criticism),

La utopía de la hospitalidad, Servidumbre y grandeza de la vida

literaria, Toda suerte de libros paganos and La sabiduría sin

promesa. His Vida de Fray Servando was awarded the Xavier

Villaurrutia Prize in .

• Christopher Domínguez’s stature in Mexican literary criticism makes this compilation a must-read

Teatro completo, i

[The Complete Plays, i]

Vicente Leñero

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm ( . × in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Mayor. Subject: Drama ISBN 9789681679958 (hardcover) 9789681679965 (paperback)

This first volume compiles plays by Vicente Leñero, from

Pueblo rechazado to ¡Pelearán diez rounds! An anthology

that encompasses the first years of dramatic creation by

this author, Teatro completo, i, is a compendium of undeniably

fertile literary talent. With impeccable formal mastery, Leñero

succeeds in profiling the multifaceted character and human side

of a complex society through his chronicle of the present and

inquisition of the past. His work forms a pluralized, dramatic

semblance of a community in constant contradiction with itself,

giving expression to basic themes such as freedom, rebellion,

power, and imagination.

Vicente Leñero (Guadalajara, Jalisco, ). Novelist,

playwright, short story writer, screenplay writer, critic, and

author of articles, he studied civil engineering at the National

Autonomous University of Mexico (unam) before enrolling

in the Carlos Septién García Journalism School. Since

, he’s been a member of the National System of Artistic

Creators. His many recognitions include the Seix Barral Brief

Library Prize (), the Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Prize (

and ), the Jalisco Literary Prize (), the Mazatlán

Literature Prize (), the Juan Ruiz de Alarcón National

Dramaturgy Prize (), the Ariel Cinematographic Prize

for the screenplay El callejón de los milagros (), and the

Xavier Villaurrutia Prize ().

• All 12 plays by Vicente Leñero, in one volume

• A major contribution to the promotion of 20th century Mexican drama

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Teatro escogido

[Selected Plays]

Óscar Liera

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm (. × in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Mayor. Subject: DramaISBN 9789681685430 (hardcover) 9789681685423 (paperback)

Teatro escogido by Óscar Liera is a compilation of this

author’s most outstanding dramatic creations. El jinete

de la Divina Providencia, El oro de la revolución mexicana, El

Crescencio, Los camaleones, La fuerza del hombre, Las Ubarry, El

gordo, Aquí no pasa nada, Bajo el silencio, Un misterioso pacto, and

Los negros pájaros del adiós are plays loaded with black humor in

which the characters seem to leap from page to stage. These are

just some of the works that accompany El camino rojo a Sabaiba,

not only considered to be the peak of Lira’s drama, but also one

of the high points of literature written for the stage in Mexico’s

recent history.

Óscar Liera ( Jesus Óscar Camarillas Flores) was born

December , in Culiacán, Sinaloa where he also died

on January , . He studied acting at the Theater Arts

School (eat) (-). He was one of the most important

Mexican playwrights of the second half of the th century,

a master in the avant-garde known as Border Literature.

Liera’s works are recognized for their humor and pitiless

criticism of Church and State, as well as their innovative

dramatic structure. Liera wrote plays. His best-known

works include El camino rojo a Sabaiba, El jinete de la Divina

Providencia, Los negros pájaros del adiós, and Los camaleones.

He founded the Theater Workshop of the Autonomous

University of Sinaloa (tatuas), where he staged numerous

plays, many of them openly critical of the government.

• Liera is of Mexico’s most famous playwrights

A favor del tiempo [Antología]

[In Favor of Time (Anthology)]

Juan Malpartida

st ed., fce Spain, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Tierra Firme. Subject: PoetryISBN 8437506159

“The first impression Juan Malpartida’s writing gives is

one of profound unity. Despite encompassing many

genres (poetry, novel, essay, literary criticism, journal entries)

his obsessions and landscapes, tastes and distastes, rhythms

and phrasing are basically the same. This volume, A favor del

tiempo, offers a selection of poems from the six books our au-

thor has published so far (plus some unpublished works,) al-

lowing us to revisit an œuvre that visibly breaks away from the

realist tendency that has recently dominated our poetry. Not

by refuting it, but rather correcting and qualifying it, offering a

richer, more satisfactory (and in the end, more plausible) con-

ceptualization of reality. Malpartida doesn’t hesitate to take the

Witness of modern tradition, or the legacy of different isms

from Romanticism onwards that are in our language and our

literature; doing so from a critical distance that is, in the strict-

est sense, aware of having inhabited a different time: the time of

the artist who is yet another citizen, someone who participates

in the rhythms and tensions of the modern city.” (From the pro-

logue by Jordi Doce)

Juan Malpartida (Málaga, Spain ) is a poet, novelist,

and literary critic. His recent work includes Hora rasante, El

pozo (poetry), La perfección indefensa, Los rostros del tiempo

(essay), and the novels La tarde a la deriva and Reloj de viento.

• The poems of this anthology are written “in favor of time,” not the kind found on a watch, but rather the kind we measure by steps and weave into existence

• Malpartida’s extensive œuvre as an author well-versed in several genres reaches its peak with this poetic anthology

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La novela colombiana. Planetas y satélites

[The Colombian Novel: Planets and Satellites]

Seymour Menton

st ed., Plaza y Janés, Colombia, nd ed., fce Colombia, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Tierra Firme. Subjects: Magical realism, La violencia novelsISBN 9789583801457

Using astronomical analogies, Seymour Menton analyzes

and critiques four outstanding Colombian novels: María

by Jorge Isaacs, representing Romanticism; Frutos de mi tierra by

Tomás Carrasquilla, representing Realism; La vorágine by José

Eustasio Rivera, about the ruling class of European descent; and

Cien años de soledad by Gabriel García Márquez, representing

the new Hispanic-American novel, the “Boom,” and magical re-

alism. The new, updated edition of this book makes no changes

in its initial interpretations, however, it incorporates additional

studies of more recent, masterful novels by Álvaro Mutis,

Fernando Vallejo, Gabriel García Márquez, and others. Finally,

Menton’s book provides a manual for novelists, explaining the

criteria employed in passing down value judgments.

During his teaching career—which spans sixty years—

Seymour Menton has taught in Dartmouth College, the

University of Kansas, the University of California at Irvine,

the Guanajuato Federal Institute of Rural Teacher Training

in Mexico, the University of San Carlos in Guatemala, and

the University of Costa Rica. fce has published: El cuento

hispanoamericano, La nueva novela histórica de la América

Latina, Historia verdadera del realismo mágico, Caminata por

la narrativa latinoamericana and Un tercer gringo viejo: relatos

y confesiones.

• From Romanticism to the present, this book tackles major Colombian novelistic genres, including magical realism and novels about La violencia

• Menton is a well-known specialist, dedicated to studying Hispanic American narrative for the past fifty years

Hombres in/visibles. La representación de la masculinidad en la ficción latinoamericana, -

[In/visible Men. The Representation of Masculinity and Male Subjectivity in th Century Latin American Fiction]

Mark Millington

st ed., fce Colombia, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Tierra Firme. Subjects: Gender Studies, Latin American Literature ISBN 9789583801402

This book examines the plural nature of men and the con-

struction of masculinity, with all its tensions and uncer-

tainties, in Latin American novels written from to —

some of them as canonical as Don Segundo Sombra by Ricardo

Güiraldes, Doña Bárbara by Rómulo Gallegos, Los pasos perdi-

dos by Alejo Carpentier, São Bernardo by Graciliano Ramos, or

Jubiabá by Jorge Amado. In his analysis, Millington also includes

experimental novels from the s and s (Zona sagrada by

Carlos Fuentes, Los cachorros by Mario Vargas Llosa, Lavoura

arcaica by Raduan Nassar); “psychological” novels from the s

(En jirones by Luis Zapata, Solitario de amor by Cristina Peri

Rossi); and short stories by Dalton Trevisan, Rubem Fonseca,

and Elena Poniatowska.

Mark Millington was born in London and studied

French and Spanish at Cambridge University, where he

received his PhD in Latin American Literature. Since ,

he has been a professor of Latin American Studies at the

University of Nottingham, UK. He has published two books

about Juan Carlos Onetti and has coordinated others on

cultural theory. He is currently Director of the review Culture,

Theory and Critique. Hombres in/visibles is his first book to be

translated into Spanish.

• Gender Studies tend to focus on women and, as a result, men are rendered invisible. This fascinating essay unveils their protagonism

• Millington addresses themes such as subjectivity, relations between men and their parents, desire—both heterosexual and homosexual—, violence, the physical environment, modernity, modernization, and technology

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Terra cognita

[Terra Cognita]

Mauricio Montiel Figueiras

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Breve. Subject: Essay ISBN 9789681685218

Each of the texts presented by Mauricio Montiel in this

book—where literature, music, cinema, and different re-

gions worldwide communicate and find a common ground—is

composed of memory and desire.

The conformation of this shared terra cognita, a metaphysical

land constructed by the author, is reflected in the book’s four-

part structure: “Intimate latitudes,” “Selective memory,” “In the

clouds,” and “Voyages around myself ”. The first contains brief,

apparently unconnected essays that gradually, as we pass from

one section to the next, acquire a stronger thematic consistency,

giving the fragmented impression of an infinite or, at any rate,

boundless narrative. Montiel Figueiras’ prose forms landscapes

of the soul in the depths of which lies the promise of a vast

horizon.

Mauricio Montiel Figueiras was born in Guadalajara,

Jalisco, in . He is a narrator, essayist, translator, and

journalist. He has published the short story collections Donde

la piel es un tibio silencio, Insomnios del otro lado, La penumbra

inconveniente and La piel insomne, as well as the poetry books

Mirando cómo arde la amarga ciudad and Oscuras palabras

para escuchar a Satie. His literary work has merited the Elías

Nandino National Prize for Young Poetry and the Edmundo

Valadés Latin American Short Story Prize, as well as a grant

from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (fonca)

during - and -.

• Mauricio Montiel is one of Mexico’s best-known contemporary narrators

• Mauricio Montiel’s writing, with its clear, fluid style, attracts a broad audience in part because it encompasses different genres and themes

Poesía reunida

[The Collected Poems]

Enriqueta Ochoa

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Poesía. Subject: PoetryISBN 9789681680978

If poetry is the forceful transformation of time into eternity, it

is even more so in the poetry of Enriqueta Ochoa. Since Las

urgencias de un Dios first appeared in , Ochoa has dedi-

cated herself to delving into the confines of the soul where dark-

ness and pain dwell. The works compiled here unveil a serene

language that, far removed from men, converses with the un-

speakable. In a world where reason has colonized our thinking,

Ochoa’s poetry redeems a rare spiritual significance.

Enriqueta Ochoa was born in Torreón in . She is

the author of Las urgencias de un Dios (), Los himnos del

ciego (), Las vírgenes terrestres (), Retorno de Electra

(), Canción de Moisés (), Bajo el oro pequeño de los

trigos (, ), Asaltos a la memoria () and Los días

delirantes (unpublished). She is a dedicated journalist and has

taught in various national and international universities.

• This is one of the richest books of poetry in Mexican literature

• Ochoa’s work is a marvel for its mystic and spiritual content

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Teatro completo

[The Complete Plays]

Carlos Olmos

st ed., fce Mexico, + pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Mayor. Subject: DramaISBN 9789681675219

The complete works of Carlos Olmos would doubtless

occupy several volumes. This, however, constitutes a

worthy introduction to his œuvre, given that it includes origi-

nal plays that represent some of the best in contemporary

Spanish-language theater.

These works, characterized by their succinct language, dra-

matic action, and sympathetic characters, are the definitive

authorized versions revised by the author himself after having

staged them.

Their belated success is perhaps due to the fact that, accord-

ing to Carlos Olmos, the public has always been first and fore-

most “a phenomenon of perception.”

Carlos Olmos was born in Tapachula, Chiapas, in .

He soon discovered his talent as a playwright: his first work,

Juegos fatuos () was well received by major theatrical

figures such as Salvador Novo, Emilio Carballido, Sergio

Magaña and Xavier Rojas, who took it upon himself to stage

the play.

Highly knowledgeable about classic Spanish theater and

modern repertoire—and also known for his sharp sarcasm

and heavy-handed sense of humor—, Carlos Olmos was able

to accompany his career with a no less successful trajectory

in genres as diverse as adaptation, theatrical criticism,

screenplays, soap operas for television and radio, and opera

librettos. Carlos Olmos died in Mexico City in .

• This volume compiles original plays that were previously scattered among many different anthologies. They are capital to Mexican literature in particular, and Spanish-language drama in general

• These are definitive versions, revised and corrected by the author himself

El andariego. Poemas -

[The Wanderer. Poems, -]

Hugo Padeletti

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in) Collection: Tierra Firme. Subject: Argentinean poetry ISBN 9789505577217

A wanderer, seeker, and meanderer, Hugo Padeletti nonethe-

less consolidates in this volume a great deal of his poetic

work written during the years -. These poetic sta-

tions act as rest stops in a quest deeply rooted in Nature, one

that draws from Christianity, Hinduism and Zen Buddhism.

His style blends colloquialism with the Baroque: simple

statements co-exist with others that demand insight. The great

Argentinean writer Juan José Saer described Hugo Padeletti’s

poetry as “reflexive and colloquial, ...intense.”

Hugo Padeletti, born in Argentina in , is a poet and

visual artist. In , he published his complete works, Poems

-, a book that received the Boris Vian Prize for that

same year. His other books include Parlamentos del viento

(), Apuntamientos en el Ashram () and La atención

(), a compilation of his previous written work and a great

deal of his graphic work as well. Canción de viejo unanimously

received the National Fund for the Arts Prize in .

Padeletti has also been honored with the Konex Platinum

Prize () and a Guggenheim Grant in .

• The author is a key figure in contemporary Argentinean poetry

• This work brings together his major early poems

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Jeta de santo. Antología poética, -

[Face of a Saint. Poetic Anthology, -]

Mario Santiago Papasquiaro

st ed., fce Spain, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Poesía. Subject: Poetry ISBN 8437506173

Together with Roberto Bolaño and Bruno Montané, Mario

Santiago Papasquiaro was the main representative of the

infra-realist movement (an avant-garde literary movement

that broke away from the Mexican literary establishment)

that emerged in . His poems were included by Bolaño in

Muchachos desnudos bajo el arcoíris de fuego () and by Tulio

Mora in Hora Zero: la última vanguardia latinoamericana ().

Much of his best work is found in Jeta de santo. This is the

first anthology of one of Latin America’s most irreverent and

mythical poets. Many admirers and loyal followers of Mario

Santiago Papasquiaro and the poets of the infra-realist move-

ment will be interested in this work, a true literary event in the

publishing world.

Mario Santiago Papasquiaro (Mexico City, -

) was the pseudonym used by José Alfredo Zendejas

Pineda. In he founded the magazine Zarazo, seed of

the infra-realist movement that erupted in . Strongly

moved by José Revueltas and Efraín Huerta, he grew to the

Peruvian palpitation of the Hora Zero movement. From

to he set off on what he used to call his laboratory

of apprenticeship, traveling to Paris, Vienna, Barcelona,

and Jerusalem. An tireless walker, he scattered poems and

translations in streets and bars, complete manuscripts

and books that would either be lost forever or appear in

publications such as Pájaro de calor, Correspondencia infra,

La prosa, Berthe Trépat, Hora de poesía, Calandria de

tolvaneras and La zorra vuelve al gallinero.

• A repertoire that uses words as musical instruments; a score of light for the conductor who brandishes a baton of shadow

Jardín de Francia

[Garden of France]

Elena Poniatowska

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Mayor. Subject: Cultural journalism ISBN 9789681685829 (paperback) 9789681685836 hardcover)

The chronicles and interviews that adorn this Jardín de

Francia are but a small sample of the vast influence that

France has had, not just on Elena Poniatowska’s work, but on

Mexican daily life and the history of the West in general. These

texts were written starting in , a time when Poniatowska

interviewed several illustrious French citizens who were passing

through our country; her chronicles revisit Parisian customs,

cafés, and theaters, registering a vast panorama of literature, sci-

ence, and music, among many other themes.

Elena Poniatowska () is one of the most widely

recognized figures in the Mexican cultural sphere. Her

intellectual career began in the newspaper Excélsior in .

During that decade and the next, she became known in

Mexico for a new journalism that blended fact and fiction.

Her journalistic and literary labors have merited various

awards, including the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize (which she

rejected in ) for La noche de Tlatelolco, and the Alfaguara

Novel Prize in for La piel en el cielo—a book recognized

by the Chinese government as the best Spanish-speaking

novel of .

• A portrayal of some of France’s great literary figures

• Poniatowska is one of the most illustrious Mexican intellectuals of the th century

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Cartografías de la conciencia española en la Edad de Oro

[Mapping Spain’s Conscience during the Golden Age]

Elena del Río Parra

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Lengua y Estudios Literarios. Subject: Spanish literature, Golden AgeISBN 9789681684037

The conscience and how it was managed were fundamental

to Spain during the th and th centuries; however, “un-

like Justice, Soul, Sin, or Virtue, neither allegories nor emblems

of Conscience exist in Spanish Golden Age thought.” Rather,

we find legislation—religious or non-religious—about what’s

right and wrong treated as the summae of specific cases. In this

monographic essay, Elena del Río Parra studies the imagery of

an era vital to the Hispanic world in order to show us—through

literary, religious, and legal texts, but above all, conscience man-

uals—the dynamics of social behavior and an obsession to regu-

late the world.

Elena del Río Parra is a specialist in literature and

culture from the Golden Centuries of Spain, although other

areas of expertise include colonial Hispanic-American

poetry and th century Latin American narrative. She has

contributed articles to various reviews, including: Revista de

Filología Española, Dicenda, Revista Canadiense de Estudios

Hispánicos, Hispanófila, Ínsula, Hispanic Research Journal,

Hispania, and the Journal of Spanish Cultural Studies. She

has also completed or participated in diverse critical or

annotated editions of literary works. Since she has been

an Assistant Professor of the Department of Classic and

Modern Languages at Georgia State University. Her first

published book, Una era de monstruos: Representaciones de lo

deforme en el Siglo de Oro (Vervuert-Iberoamericana, ),

complements this new essay.

• The texts referred to by the author provide a better understanding of Spanish thought and morality during this era, allowing us to see classic works from the same period in a different light

Cantar de lejanía. Antología personal

[Poems of Distance: A Personal Anthology]

Juan Manuel Roca

st ed., fce Colombia, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Tierra Firme. Subject: LiteratureISBN 958380102X

Juan Manuel Roca is recognized as one of the most quintessen-

tial Colombian poets of his time. His poetry is one vast reflec-

tion on achieving freedom through imagination. This personal

anthology brings together the recurring themes that he normal-

ly engages in: death, silence, water, words, night, and time. The

anthology includes twelve books—from Luna de ciegos () to

Las hipótesis de Nadie (), which received the Colombia

Ministry of Culture National Poetry Award—together with a

number of previously unpublished poems. This edition includes

a foreword by Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas and an afterword by

Spanish publisher Manuel Borras.

Juan Manuel Roca is a Colombian poet, fiction author,

and essayist, born in Medellín in . His books of poetry

include Luna de ciegos, Ciudadano de la noche, and La farmacia

del ángel. He is also the author of two books of essays, Museo

de encuentros and Cartógrafa memoria, a short story collection

Las plagas secretas y otros cuentos, and the novel Esa maldita

costumbre de morir.

• Cantar de lejanía received the Jose Lezama Lima Casa de las Américas Special Award ‘for bringing together, in verses written over the span of thirty years, the best and most personal of a compelling œuvre’

• A foreword by Gonzalo Rojas and afterword by Manuel Borras enrich the vision of the collection

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Poesía reunida

[The Collected Poems]

Víctor Sandoval

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. x cm (. x . in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Poesía. Subject: Poetry ISBN 9789681685843

This volume compiles the poetic works of Víctor Sandoval,

distinguished not only for its concentration and brevity,

but also for its rhythmic and metaphoric capacity. Given the

importance of this poet’s work, this is an essential volume in the

catalog of Mexican literature.

Víctor Sandoval was born in Aguascalientes in .

He received the Fine Arts medal in . He founded the

magazine Tierra Adentro, in addition to many other projects

promoting literature and culture. He was General Director of

the National Institute of Fine Arts (inba). He has received

numerous national and international prizes and is a member

of the National System of Creators of Art. He has published

El veterano de guerra, Poemas a la juventud, Retorno, Para

empezar el día, Fraguas, Agua de temporal, Trovas de amor y

desdenes, Coplas que mis oídos oyeron. His poems have been

translated into English, Italian, Greek, Dutch, German, and

Arabic.

• Víctor Sandoval is a major author of contemporary Mexican poetry

Sus ojos son fuego

[Their Eyes Are Fire]

Gonzalo Soltero

1st ed., Ediciones La Rana, 20042nd ed., fce Mexico, 2007 pp. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Breve. Subject: Novel ISBN 9789681682668

In this, his first novel, Soltero establishes himself as an intel-

ligent, vigorous narrator who knows how to blend suspense

with humor, successfully maintaining the reader’s interest

thanks to a deceptively simple, but effective structure. Adrián

Ustoria, the scientist and protagonist of this story, is jealously

guarding a project that will soon take him out onto the streets,

in order to discover the strange relationship it has with strange

things that are happening in the city. Gonzalo Soltero’s narra-

tive portrays Mexico City as a laboratory where the apocalypse

silently weaves its web; where the dark forces that inhabit it,

besiege it, and circulate within it darken its heights and tear

open its entrails.

Gonzalo Soltero (Mexico City, ) is the author

of Crónicas de neón y asfalto (short stories, ), Tocha

(children’s literature, ) and Sus ojos son fuego, his first

novel, which won the Jorge Ibargüengoitia National Prize

and sold out in less than a year. He works in publishing,

academics, and cultural activities in Mexico and England.

He’s contributed to magazines such as Nexos, Letras Libres,

and Replicante.

• Gonzalo Soltero is a young narrator who demonstrates the vitality of Mexican literature today

• Sus ojos son fuego has been widely acclaimed by both critics and the general public

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Honor de los vencidos. Antología (-)

[The Honor of the Vanquished. Anthology (-)]

Luis Antonio de Villena

st ed., fce Spain, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Tierra Firme. Subject: Poetry ISBN 8437506197

Over the course of more than thirty years of dedicated writ-

ing, Luis Antonio de Villena has built a solid poetic œuvre,

while maintaining a copious bibliography of translated works

on subjects as varied as Ancient Greece and Rome, heterodox

Italians, or Japanese samurai. His stature as a poet is evident

from the fact that several of his books were major hits in their

day. A member of the group known in Spain as the Generation

of , his poetry explores edgy writing propositions, reconcil-

ing them into one that might tentatively be defined as social cul-

turalism, aesthetic aestheticism or Baroque sentimentality. At any

rate, what best defines his poetry—aside from carefully chosen

language that draws as much from the classics as it does from

the gay or red-light districts—is its vindication of a series of

figures (the libertine, the outsider, the dissident...) and values

(sensuality, solidarity, friendship, happiness, and pleasure as

pathways of understanding). This anthology of his poetic works

under the auspices of Martín Rodríguez-Gaona constitutes the

continuum of a spiritual and physical adventure, multifaceted

and unfinished, without divisions or thematic or chronological

ordering, reuniting texts from books of poetry published from

to .

Luis Antonio de Villena (Madrid, ) is a poet,

narrator, and essayist. His bibliography totals over fifty titles.

He received the Critic’s Award in , among other honors.

His books of poetry include, among others, La belleza impura,

Asuntos de delirio, Marginados and La prosa del mundo.

• The poetic creations of Luis Antonio de Villena stand as one of the most important œuvres in the Spanish language

Tocar el fuego

[Touching Fire]

Eraclio Zepeda

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Letras Mexicanas, Serie Mayor. Subject: Novel ISBN 9789681684228 (hardcover) 9789681684211 (paperback)

Ever since he first started writing, Eraclio Zepeda has applied

his imagination to serving his land: the state of Chiapas.

Its atmospheres, stories, and people have populated his litera-

ture. Now he launches into a daring adventure: portraying over

a century of history in a narrative tetratology that begins with

Las grandes lluvias (published by the fce in ). “This is a

task I imposed on myself many years ago. I wanted to com-

plete a series of novels about Chiapas: the social complexity, the

climate, the geography.” These novels are governed by the four

elements: earth, water, wind, and fire. Born out of bibliographi-

cal research, stories overheard at home, or family mementos, all

four stories—in this case, Tocar el fuego—are an attempt to tell

the story of Chiapas by portraying a family from into the

th century.

Eraclio Zepeda was born in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas,

in . He is a poet, narrator, politician, occasional actor

and storyteller who, after having published three books of

short stories and one novel, has become a basic reference for

the transformation of Mexico’s oral tradition into literature.

He was a member of the group of poets known as La

espiga amotinada. He has written Benzulul, Asalto nocturno

and Andando en el tiempo, a book that merited the Xavier

Villaurrutia Prize and the Chiapas Art Prize in . As for

his political career, he has acted as Secretary of the Interior of

Chiapas and Mexican Ambassador to the unesco.

• Eraclio Zepeda is one of Mexico’s best contemporary writers

• An excellent novel with an interesting slant and engrossing plot

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Por mano propia. Estudio sobre las prácticas suicidas

[By One’s Own Hand: A Study of Suicidal Practices]

Diana Cohen Agrest

st ed., fce Argentina, pp.. × cm (. × . in) Collection: Filosofía. Subject: Suicidal behavior ISBN 9789505577224

Cohen Agrest analyzes the position held by suicidal prac-

tices in social imagery and asks herself about the meaning

of human life and the right to determine the end of one’s own

existence.

Her exhaustive research lingers on philosophers like Plato,

Saint Agustin, Thomas Aquinas, Donne, Spinoza, and Kant,

reviewing emblematic events such as Socrates’ suicide, Jesus’

death, kamikaze practices and contemporary homicide-suicides.

Without neglecting her philosophical voice, Cohen Agrest in-

corporates the perspectives of psychoanalysis, psychiatry, cogni-

tive-behavioral therapy, and proposals that favor prevention.

She also addresses the issues of voluntary euthanasia and

assisted suicide, as well as those that are pertinent to children

and adolescents.

Diana Cohen Agrest holds a PhD in Philosophy from

the University of Buenos Aires and a MA in Bioethics from

the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash University,

Australia. She’s currently a researcher and professor at the

University of Buenos Aires.

Her books include: El suicidio: deseo imposible. O la

paradoja de la muerte voluntaria en la filosofía de Baruj Spinoza

(), Temas de bioética para inquietos morales () and

Inteligencia ética para la vida cotidiana ().

• A rigorous approach to a pressing issue in contemporary society

• The author anchors her perspective in an open defense of human dignity, autonomy, and liberty

Filosofía de la filosofía

[The Philosophy of Philosophy]

José GaosEdited by Alejandro Rossi

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Filosofía. Subject: Epistemology ISBN 9789681686291

To Spanish philosophers, the name José Gaos signifies, first

and foremost, the translation of pillars of contemporary

philosophy into Spanish. They forget, however, the myriad

original contributions Gaos has made to Hispanic philosophy,

merely for the unjust reason that he made them during his exile

in Mexico, where the philosopher lived from until the time

of his death. This anthology, dedicated to one of his most be-

loved disciples—Alejandro Rossi—is an attempt to offer a sam-

ple of the themes that filled José Gaos’s intellectual life: from

his affectionate, but distant relationship with Ortega y Gasset,

to his more personal philosophical activities—for example, the

“philosophy of philosophy,”— touching on his study of the his-

tory of ideas, something he developed with admirable lucidity.

In turn, the present publication hopes to contribute to ensuring

José Gaos’ stature within Hispanic philosophy.

José Gaos (-) was José Ortega y Gasset’s disciple.

In , when the Spanish Civil War broke out, he was

named Dean of the University of Madrid and in ,

General Commissioner of Spain at the Paris World Fair. In

, he emigrated to Mexico. From the time of his arrival,

he dedicated himself to teaching philosophy—first at the

House of Spain, later at the College of Mexico, and finally,

at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (unam).

José Gaos translated works and wrote texts. fce has

published Introducción a el ser y el tiempo de Martin Heidegger;

Historia de nuestra idea del mundo; % (selected essays

and prose); Confesiones profesionales; Razón y realidad en la

literatura.

• A compilation of the philosopher’s most representative texts, selected by Alejandro Rossi

• A fundamental textbook for the Humanities

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Desde la perplejidad. Ensayos sobre la ética, la razón y el diálogo

[From Perplexity: Essays on Ethics, Reason, and Dialogue]

Javier Muguerza

th ed, fce Spain, pp. × cm (. × in) Collection: Filosofía. Subject: Philosophy ISBN

One might begin with the assumption that one function of

philosophy is to safeguard rationality. But the uses of rea-

son are multiple: logical reason, analytic reason, instrumental

reason and, what matters most here, dialogic or communica-

tive reason. Is it truly possible to reconstruct the process that

led to the latter? Javier Muguerza thinks so. The ‘death of God’

or, less definitively, the decline of religion and its replacement

by philosophy, has led philosophy to postulate ‘a transcendental

subject’ as a secularized substitute (Kant), a ‘transcendental rea-

son’ (Apel) and finally a quasi-transcendentality of the human

species in the utopia of an ‘ideal communication’ (Habermas).

This book is in fact a unique ‘guide for the perplexed,’ partic-

ularly because of its paradoxical goal. In contrast with the usual

meaning of a ‘guide,’ it does not aim to help the reader to find the

way; rather it invites the reader to choose perplexity and achieve

the ‘gift of perplexity’ of Socrates and Wittgenstein.

Javier Muguerza is a professor of ethics at the Universidad

Nacional de Educación a Distancia in Spain. He is the

author, among other works, of La razón sin esperanza (),

La alternativa del disenso () and Ética, disenso y derechos

humanos (). He has headed the academic committee of

the Enciclopedia Iberoamericana de Filosofía [Latin American

Encyclopedia of Philosophy] since it was established, and was

cofounder and first director of the Instituto de Filosofía of

the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, of whose

journal Isegoría he is a coeditor.

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Pensar sin certezas. Montaigne y el arte de conversar

[Thinking without Certainty: Montaigne and the Art of Conversation]

Jesús Navarro Reyes

st ed., fce Spain, pp.. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Filosofía. Subject: PhilosophyISBN

Montaigne’s essays are often considered to contain the

origin of modern subjectivism: unable to overcome his

skeptical crisis, he began philosophy’s shift towards the inte-

riority of the self, testing himself in his writing and turning in

upon himself. Nevertheless it should not be forgotten that his

essays lacked a firm—or fallacious—support for certainty. For

this reason, Montaigne does not offer us a set of simple rules for

a lone person to follow in self-sufficient exercise of his reason.

Rather, conscious that uncertainty can never be dispelled, he

concentrates on the exercise of conversation, assuming the rela-

tionship and dealings with the other to be constituent elements

of his own identity.

In this book, Jesús Navarro critically reviews the existing

literature of this cornerstone of modernity. He begins with the

problem of action, describing his dilemma between the temp-

tation to withdraw and the need for political action. He then

focuses on language and textuality as means to the development

of a full subjectivity that is capable of recognizing itself only

through relationships of exchange established with the other.

Lastly, he studies the gnoseological and ontological implications

of this art of conversing with which Montaigne tried to find a

skeptical exit from the Platonic cave.

Jesús Navarro Reyes is a professor of philosophy at the

Universidad de Sevilla. He has been a visiting researcher at

the Sorbonne and the Universities of Chicago and Berkeley.

He has published articles in academic journals and is the

author of La extrañeza de sí mismo ().


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Bioética: nuevas reflexiones sobre debates clásicos

[Bioethics: New Reflections on Old Debates]

Arleen Salles and Florencia Luna

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in) Collection: Filosofía. Subject: Bioethics ISBN 9789505577521

This work offers the non-specialized reader an opportu-

nity to assess the fundamental issues of bioethics, while

at the same time presenting specialists with an analysis of main

points in the current debate from a Latin American perspec-

tive. Key subjects are addressed—such as voluntary euthanasia

and assisted suicide, assisted reproduction and the uses of clon-

ing—presenting alternative perspectives. The role of the State

and the right to universal health care also feature prominently

in this book.

Florencia Luna completed her Master’s at Columbia

University and received a PhD in Philosophy from the

University of Buenos Aires. She’s an independent researcher

on the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research

(conicet) and Coordinator of the Bioethics Division of the

Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (flacso). She has

acted as President of the International Bioethics Association.

She’s also received a Guggenheim Grant. Her publications

include: Ensayos de bioética: reflexiones desde el Sur () and

Bioethics and Vulnerability: A Latin American View ().

Arleen L. F. Salles received her PhD in Philosophy from

the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is currently

a Philosophy Professor at St. John’s University in New York.

She has published various essays and articles in specialized

reviews.

A rigorous approach to a distressing issue of contemporary society

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México y España. ¿Historias económicas paralelas?

[Mexico and Spain: Parallel Economic Histories?]

Rafael Dobado, Aurora Gómez Galvarriato and Graciela Márquez (comps.)

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm (. × . in)Collection: Lecturas del Trimestre Económico. Subjects: Economic history, Mexico, SpainISBN 9789681684143

Mexico and Spain constitute similar cases in many ways.

In the words of Coatsworth, Mexico is a country where

the geography conspires against the economy. This affirmation

highlights the fact that there are natural obstacles to aspects as

vital to economic modernization as transportation, or articu-

lation of the domestic market. Mexico and Spain also share a

proximity to great economies with high absolute and relative de-

velopment: the United States and Western Europe, respectively.

It’s no coincidence that Spain belongs to the European Union

(previously known as the European Economic Community),

and Mexico, to the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Aurora Gómez Galvarriato received her PhD in

History from Harvard University. Her lines of research

include labor economy, economic growth and financial system

history. She is currently a member of the National System of

Researchers.

Graciela Márquez received her PhD in history from

Harvard University. She is a researcher at The College of

Mexico and a specialist in the economic history of the th

and th century, as well as the commercial and financial

history of Mexico and Latin America.

Rafael Dobado completed his degree and doctorate in

Economic Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid,

where he’s been a full professor since . He has also

worked as an economist with Spain’s Bank of the Exterior.

• An invaluable compendium of economic history comparing

Mexico to Spain


Debates y combates: por un nuevo horizonte de la política

[Debates and Combats: Towards a New Political Horizon]

Ernesto Laclau

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in) Collection: Sociología. Subject: Political theoryISBN 9789505577538

Ernesto Laclau offers four intense intellectual debates, tak-

ing on crucial current issues within the left-wing politi-

cal sphere. He performs a detailed critique of works by phi-

losophers like Slavoj Žižek, Alain Badiou, Giorgio Agamben,

Michael Hardt, and Antonio Negri.

As stated in his introduction: “Behind each of the political

interventions of this volume lies a unique project: to retake the

political initiative […] by making politics feasible once again.”

Ernesto Laclau (Buenos Aires, ) studied history

at the University of Buenos Aires, later earning his

PhD at the University of Essex. He has been a professor of

that University since and, as of , a Distinguished

Professor in the Humanities and Rhetorical Studies

at Northwestern University, as well as honorary Director

of the Center of Studies of Discourse of Sociopolitical

Identities at San Martín University in Argentina. He has

been invited as a guest professor by the universities of

Toronto, Chicago, Sao Paulo, and Buenos Aires, among

others.

Fondo de Cultura Económica has also published: Misticismo, retórica y política (), Contingencia, hegemonía,

universalidad. Diálogos contemporáneos en la izquierda (with

Judith Butler and Slavoj Žižek, ), Hegemonía y estrategia

socialista. Hacia una radicalización de la democracia (with

Chantal Mouffe, ) and La razón populista ().

• The author is a fundamental figure in current post-Marxist political thought

• This work offers needed answers to the theoretical debates of contemporary political philosophy

La vida constitucional de México, vols. i y ii

[Constitutional Life in Mexico, vols. i and ii]

Fernando Serrano Migallón

st ed., Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Política y Derecho. Subject: ConstitutionalismISBN 9789681682828 vol. I) 9789681682811 series)

A country’s constitutional life is the manifestation of one of

the facets of its social and political history. Many studies

have been published regarding Mexico’s judicial and political

history, but for some reason, these two visions have never be-

fore been joined together in order to enrich our analysis and

reflection of how the States of Mexico were formed. This book,

fortunately, has filled in the gap. In this first installment, we find

a rigorous analysis of the political constitutions of Bayona and

Cádiz, among other documents drafted in Mexico that have, in

turn, established its foundations.

Fernando Serrano Migallón is one of Mexico’s most

important jurists, educated in law, economy, and history;

a national researcher, a research professor at the Center

for Economic Research and Teaching, A.C. (cide), and a

professor at the College of Mexico, National Defense College,

and the Law faculty of the National Autonomous University

of Mexico (unam). fce has published, Con certera visión:

Isidro Fabela y su tiempo; “…Duras las tierras ajenas…”; Un

asilo, tres exilios; and Isidro Fabela y la diplomacia mexicana.

• A fascinating analysis of Mexico’s early political constitutions; a novel approach to the history of the consolidation of Mexico as a Nation

• Awarded the caniem Prize for Editorial Art in 2007

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Hacia un milenio sin hambre con educación, salud y justicia

[Towards a Millennium without Hunger, with Education, Health, and Justice]

Mariano García Viveros and Karina Salas Mercado (eds.)

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm ( × . in)Collection: Biblioteca de la Salud. Subject: Social welfareISBN 9789681681944

This work is the product of the th symposium of the Erich

Fromm-Salvador Zubirán International Pro-Human

Values Society.

Its purpose is to share the approaches, diagnostics, and

proposals made during this meeting as well as promoting the

exchange of ideas; contribute to facilitating access to more suit-

able, adequate nourishment; increasing environmental respon-

sibility; multiplying the population’s opportunities to improve

their labor and living standards; and creating more jobs with

higher salaries, while providing the health services vital to the

population’s development.

Mariano García Viveros was head of the Department

of Health Education of the National Institute of Medical and

Nutrition Sciences “Salvador Zubirán” and Secretary of the

Erich Fromm-Salvador Zubirán International Pro-Human

Values Society. He passed away in .

• Numerous specialists from diverse backgrounds take on the economic, environmental, demographic, legal, education, and health issues that must be addressed in order to attain the level of well-being our societies deserve

• A multidisciplinary vision of both the current state of society and the efforts that must take place in order to attain elemental goals of welfare and justice

hierbas medicinales

[ Medicinal Herbs]

Juan Francisco Jaramillo

Illustrated by Carlos Mario Orozco

st ed., Ediciones Martínez Roca, Colombia, nd ed., fce Colombia, pp.. × cm ( × in)Collection: Ciencia y Tecnología. Subject: Chinese medicineISBN

This book clearly and accurately describes the medical prop-

erties of common herbs classified by their use in tra-

ditional Chinese medicine. Each plant is illustrated by an ink

drawing in eighteenth-century style. The common name, phar-

maceutical name and botanical name are given, and the descrip-

tion identifies the part of the plant employed for medicinal use.

The nature of each herb is described; its flavor, temperature and

moisture characteristics, its chemical components and its degree

of toxicity. The effects of the plant on the human body are sum-

marized and classified. The dose, contraindications, warnings

and proper preparation are given. The book also includes a glos-

sary of medical terms and two indexes, one organized by organs

and syndromes of traditional Chinese medicine, the other an

alphabetical index of disorders and the effects of the plants.

Juan Francisco Jaramillo is a Colombian physician

who has been practicing Chinese traditional medicine for

over thirty years. He wrote the Spanish versions of the

China Academy of Traditional Medicine’s Fundamentos de

medicina tradicional china and Compendio de acupuntura china.

He edited the first T’ai chi chu’an manual in Spanish and

also researches indigenous medicine and the use of native

medicinal plants.

• hierbas medicinales is a manual of herbal treatments as easy to use for the general public as it is for experts

• The author is a recognized expert in traditional Chinese medicine

• The text is complemented by attractive, informative illustrations

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Crítica cultural entre política y poética

[Cultural Criticism between Politics and Poetics]

Leonor Arfuch

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in) Collection: Sociología. Subjects: Constitutionalism, Mass media communications, Culture ISBN 9789505577385

Parting from the dilemmas of imagery—truly a contempo-

rary obsession—Leonor Arfuch tackles subjects like art,

autobiography, juvenile crime, the media, women’s writing, the

war in Iraq, and the Shoa.

Arfuch concerns herself with linkages between memory and

images while exercising political criticism. She is conversant in

different disciplines: philosophy, semiotics, speech theory, liter-

ary criticism, sociology, anthropology, and psychoanalysis.

Leonor Arfuch (Buenos Aires, ) holds a PhD in

Literature from the University of Buenos Aires, where she

teaches and does research. She has given courses for the

Doctorate Program of the Department of Educational

Research at the Center for Advanced Research and Studies

(cinvestav) in Mexico, and she’s been a guest professor at

the National Autonomous University of Mexico (unam), the

Veracruz Pedagogical University, the Autonomous University

of Guadalajara, Essex University, and the British Academy.

She’s published, among other works, La interioridad pública

(), La entrevista, una invención dialógica (), Crímenes

y pecados. De los jóvenes en la crónica policial (). Fondo de

Cultura Económica has published El espacio biográfico ().

Arfuch received a Guggenheim grant in .

• Outstanding methodological rigor, high theoretical standards and a variety of cultural dimensions

Las cuestiones

[The Issues]

Nicolás Casullo

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in) Collection: Sociología. Subject: Cultural sociology ISBN 9789505577286

Las cuestiones links problems from a critical standpoint in

which cultural theory, philosophy, and aesthetic gaze inter-

sect with non-conformist political reasoning.

Along the way, Latin American populism is addressed and

the s in Argentina examined from the viewpoint of the po-

litical and aesthetic avant-garde. Casullo also questions the role

of Argentinean intellectual thought from the th century to the

present, including the role played by political and ideological

rights in current issues.

A masterful, polemic essay that touches on the main contro-

versies of contemporary social change, debating between anar-

chic alternatives and statist centralism.

Nicolás Casullo (Buenos Aires, ) is a professor

and researcher at the University of Buenos Aires and the

University of Quilmes. He’s Director of the Master’s Program

in Communications and Culture at the University of Buenos

Aires, and also of the review Pensamiento de los confines.

His published works include: Comunicación, la democracia

difícil (); El debate modernidad-posmodernidad ();

Viena del : la remoción de lo moderno (); Itinerarios de

la modernidad (); París : las escrituras y el olvido ();

Modernidad y cultura crítica (); Pensar entre épocas

(); Sobre la marcha ().

• This book brilliantly addresses contemporary problems that are seldom discussed from a Latin American perspective

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El genocidio como práctica social. Entre el nazismo y la experiencia argentina

[Genocide as Social Practice. Between Nazism and the Argentinean Experience]

Daniel Feierstein

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in) Collection: Sociología. Subject: Constitutionalism, Genocide, Nazism, Holocaust ISBN 9789505577149

Daniel Feierstein proposes an exhaustive investigation of the

social phenomenon of genocide, seeking to fine-tune defi-

nitions parting from a profound historical analysis that proceeds

to examine the function of modern genocidal social practices.

In this analysis, he articulates the experience of Nazi geno-

cide and the Argentinean experience during its last military

dictatorship as concrete examples of the bizarre technologies

of power.

This route addresses the central nature of moral responsibility

to others as the only viable way to “exile genocide as a possibility

for ‘social reorganization.’ ”

Daniel Feierstein is a sociologist and chair of the Faculty

of Social Sciences at Buenos Aires University. He’s Director

of the Master’s Program in Cultural Diversity of the National

February Third University. He’s an independent expert in

the National Plan against Discrimination. His published

works include Seis estudios sobre genocidio, Hasta que la muerte

nos separe; Poder y prácticas sociales genocidas en América

Latina; and Genocidio. La administración de la muerte en la

modernidad.

• Feierstein introduces a novel argumentative strategy parting from the work of Michel Foucault and Zygmunt Bauman to address genocidal practices during the second half of the 20th century

• His conclusions are of vital importance in order to gain an understanding of the current status of the societies questioned in these pages

El sentido de las misiones suicidas

[The Meaning of Suicide Missions]

Diego Gambetta (ed.)

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Sociología. Subject: Suicide Attacks

From New York to Baghdad, from Sri Lanka to Israel, few

would dispute that suicide attacks have become a horrific

element of today’s growing conflicts. Since , approximately

organizations around the world have carried out over

suicide missions.

In this book, Peter Hill, Luca Ricolfi, Michael Biggs, and

other recognized authors collaborate to study these extraordi-

nary acts and offer answers to these questions: are these actions

the product of aggressive, radical, irrational religious fanaticism,

or is there a logic behind them? Are the motivations religious,

or has Islam provided them with a language they can use to

express political causes? How are the perpetrators so lucidly ef-

fective in situations of certain death? Do these attacks share a

common cause?

Diego Gambetta is a sociologist with a Ph.D. in Political

and Social Sciences from the University of Cambridge. He’s

a professor of Nuffield College at Oxford University. His

main areas of research are centered on analytical sociology,

signal theory and its applications, trust and mimetism, and

organized crime –especially with regards to the Italian Mafia.

His published works include Trust: Making and breaking

cooperative relations and La mafia siciliana. El negocio de la

protección privada (fce, ), as well as numerous articles in

specialized reviews.

• A revealing collection of essays exploring the nature of suicide missions

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Verdades innombrables. El reto de las comisiones de la verdad

[Unnameable Truths. The Challenge of Truth Commissions]

Priscilla Hayner

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.. × cm (. × in)Collection: Sociología. Subject: Truth CommissionsISBN 9789681683429 (paperback) 9789681683412 (hardcover)

This book entails a minute sociological analysis of the labors

undertaken by several truth commissions, with particular

emphasis on the cases of South Africa, Guatemala, Argentina,

Chile, and El Salvador. The author manifests the great need

among these nations to clarify a past filled with horror and

abuse, especially whenever inflicted by authoritarian regimes

upon fledgling democracies. Specific issues are weighed, such

as the moral value of damage repairs to victims through dis-

semination of the truth, in light of the virtual impossibility of

criminal trials in many cases.

Priscilla Hayner is an expert on truth commissions

around the world. She has written numerous texts that

explore the theme of an official search for the truth following

many political transitions. She has collaborated with the un

and the Ford Foundation, as well as governments on several

occasions; she has also acted as a consultant on human rights-

related issues. She is co-founder of the International Center

for Transitional Justice.

• Invaluable testimony on how truth commissions have fulfilled the difficult task of bringing human rights violations to light

• Introduction by Patricio Aylwin (a former President of Chile)

• An initiative for truth and justice that promotes building societies with new foundations, societies that are founded on a political culture of respect for fundamental rights, rather than the law of might makes right

La intimidad como espectáculo

[Intimacy as Spectacle]

Paula Sibilia

st ed., fce Argentina, pp. × cm (. × . in) Collection: Sociología. Subject: Mass media, IntimacyISBN 9789505577545

Paula Sibilia provides a timely analysis of exhibitionism among

the solitary, a key factor in contemporary displays of intima-

cy. She focuses on how the self is constructed among those who

choose to abandon anonymity by launching themselves into the

public arena through blogs, photologs, webcams, and sites like

YouTube and FaceBook. Sibilia’s reflection touches on similar

manifestations from the past decade, such as reality shows and

talk shows on television, and the boom in biographical movies

and books. The author sustains that these phenomena fore-

shadow an actual mutation of subjectivities, a cultural transition

“in ways of being, and of being in the world.”

Paula Sibilia (Buenos Aires, ), studied

Communication and Anthropology at the University of

Buenos Aires, where she was also a professor and researcher.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Communication from the

Fluminense Federal University at Rio de Janeiro, a PhD

in Public Health from Rio de Janeiro State University, and

another in Communications and Culture from Rio de Janeiro

Federal University.

Fondo de Cultura Económica has also published El

hombre postorgánico. Cuerpo, subjetividad y tecnologías digitales

().

• Sibilia rigorously analyzes how subjectivity is constructed today

• Her reflections are essential to gaining an understanding of tomorrow’s world

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Tener un patito es útil

[Having a Duck is Handy]

Written and illustrated by Isol

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. × cm ( × . in)Picture bookISBN 9789681672850

A child finds a duck useful as a swinging chair, as a hat, and

as a nose. A duck finds a child useful for back rubs, as a

watching tower, and for waxing its beak. This accordion fold

book in two colors tells two versions of the same story, depend-

ing on which side it is being read.

Isol (b. Buenos Aires, ) studied Fine Arts and Mixed

Arts. She has worked in the fields of comic, poetry and

visual arts. At this moment, she is entirely devoted to media

and book illustration (covering from publishing firms, to

magazines and newspapers). She has published her work as

author and illustrator in Spain, Mexico, France and Argentina

with great success. She was honored with a Golden Apple at

the bib, and her books are in the White Ravens List with a

Special Mention (, , and ).

AWARDS

• Selected for 50 Books / 50 Covers, aiga, NY• Finalist at the Hans Christian Andersen Award • Nomineé for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

(Sweden)

• Special Mention in The White Ravens List for El cuento de Navidad by Auggie Wren (by Paul Auster, Sudamericana, )

• Golden Apple Prize in the Bienal of Illustration of Bratislava , Slovakia, for the illustrations of the book Tic Tac (by Jorge Luján, Alfaguara, )

• The White Ravens List for El globo (FCE publishers, )

• Illustration Award in the rd Press Design International Contest (Porto Alegre, Brazil, )

• Special Mention in the ‘A la Orilla del Viento’ Award, (Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico)

Age: 3 +

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¿Por qué se esconden?

Why Are You Hiding?

Text: María Emilia Beyer RuizIllustrated by: Francesca Massai

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. × cm ( × in)Collection: Ojitos PajaritosPicture bookISBN 9789681685294

A girl who loves to play hide-and-seek and to watch every-

thing around her, finds out that in nature not everything is

what it seems. This is a book thought especially for preschool

children, about the different kinds of mimesis. Through its

simple story, children learn to identify the two principal kinds

of mimesis —predation and defense— and, at the same time,

following the clues, they will learn which animals are hidden in

each page. A recreational book fit for children to learn to inter-

pret images and to arouse their interest in nature.

María Emilia Beyer is a biologist; for five years she has

been dedicated to the popularization of science through

various means, such as science museums, conferences, essays

published in specialized magazines, etc. She constantly

collaborates in the popular science magazine ¿Cómo ves? and

in the bulletin El muégano divulgador. She currently works as

an academic coordinator for the popularization of science in

the unam.

Francesca Massai is an Italian illustrator. This is her first

picture book.

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¿Quién pasó por aquí?

[Who’s been here?]

Text: Martha Duhne

Illustrated by: Manuel Monroy

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. × cm ( × in)Picture bookISBN 9681680618

An entertaining way to learn about animals from their

tracks, with surprises hidden under the flaps and an ap-

pealing story for each animal. Ojitos Pajaritos [Birdie Eyes] is

a series of picture books that introduce children to the pleasure

of discovery. The authors are science writers, and the books are

aimed at children aged three to five who are about to discover

the world around them.

Martha Duhne has been a producer and science writer for

television, radio and magazines for more than years. She is

the coauthor of Animales asombrosos. She is the information

manager of ¿Cómo ves?, a science magazine for young people

published by the University of Mexico. The magazine won

the - Latin American Award for Science and

Technology Writing.

Manuel Monroy studied graphic communication design.

In addition to teaching, he designs posters and other art

projects. He has been an illustrator since , and has

exhibited in solo and joint exhibitions. He has received

numerous awards for his work, including the Quórom

Award and the Noma Concours Award in Japan. He

has illustrated several fce books, including Hombre de mar,

the Yoyo series, Chanyelín, and Rabieta Trebejos.

Age: 3 +


¿Para qué usas la lengua?

[What is your Tongue for?]

Text: María del Carmen Sánchez Mora

Illustrated by: Jonathan Farr

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. × cm (approx. × in)Picture bookISBN 9789681683665

Tongues are good for much more than we might imagine.

Animals use them as detectors or weapons; to hunt, taste,

smell or talk. In this book, the interplay between words and pic-

tures leads very young readers to discover how animal tongues

have many different shapes and uses. They will even discover

more about their own tongues!

María del Carmen Sánchez Mora graduated from

the University of Mexico in Biology, and earned a master’s

degree in ecology from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in

science from the University of Mexico. She began writing

about science fifteen years ago at the University Science

Communication Center. She has contributed to several

programs at Universum, the University of Mexico science

museum. Her personal interests include teaching Biology

and scientific illustration. She is a member of the eridob

(European Researchers in Didactics of Biology).

Jonathan Farr was born in Oxford in . He studied

sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His

work has been exhibited in Mexico and Europe. He paints

murals and creates stained glass windows for churches, and

has illustrated books for various publishers. He is also the

illustrator of the fce books Ripios y adivinanzas del mar and

Las aventuras de Max y su ojo submarino.

Age: 3 +

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Ramona la mona

[Nicole the Mole]

Written and illustrated by Aitana Carrasco

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. x cm (. x in)Picture bookISBN 968168026X

Bruno lives with his father, mother, grandparents, and five

goldfish. Upon the arrival of Fola, a red cat, the child ex-

periences the loss of his fish and his grandfather. Bruno is not

willing to accept Mona, his brand new sister… until one day

things change for good.

Aitana Carrasco was born in Valencia. She has a B.A.

in Fine Arts and is a member of the Valencian Association

of Professional Illustrators (apiv). In Carrasco was

presented a prize at the XI ‘El Gos i la Tortuga’ Award of

Editorial 3I4. In - the I.B. ‘A.J. Cavanilles’ awarded

her at several artistic and literary contests (in the fields of

etching, poetry, and fiction). In Carrasco was a finalist in

the annual contest of Poetry at the Polytechnic University of

Valencia.

• A story about loss, time and changes, jealousy, the lies of adults, the discovery of the world and the surprises that life keeps for a kid

• A beautiful book about love and fraternity, and the importance of growing up

Winner of the IX Picture Book Award A la Orilla del Viento (Fondo de Cultura Económica, )

Age: 4 +

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El globo

[The Balloon]


st ed., Fce Mexico, pp.. x . cm (. x . in)Picture BookISBN 9681665732

Secreto de familia

[Family Secret]


st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. x cm (. x . in)Picture BookISBN 9789681670467

Camila’s mother yells so much that she looks like a balloon.

So Camila wishes she would actually turn into one. And

one day, her wish comes true. Camila begins to see her mother

in a new way. This charming story shows fantasies taking flight,

and explores the relationships between parents and children.

AWARDS

• Finalist at the Hans Christian Andersen Award • Nomineé for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

(Sweden)

• Special Mention in The White Ravens List for El cuento de Navidad by Auggie Wren (by Paul Auster, Sudamericana, )

• Golden Apple Prize in the Bienal of Illustration of Bratislava , Slovakia, for the illustrations of the book Tic Tac (by Jorge Luján, Alfaguara, )



• Special Mention in the ‘A la Orilla del Viento’ Award,

(Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico)

Age: 5 +

The girl in this tale has a serious problem: one morning she

wakes up earlier than usual and finds out a horrible secret

hidden by her mother. This secret makes her, as well as her fam-

ily, different from everybody else.

Age: 5 +

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Vida de perros

[A Dog’s Life]


st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm (. × . in)Picture bookISBN 9681654234

A boy and his dog spend too much time together; it is dif-

ficult to pry them apart. This book paints the portrait of

one of the best, most precious relationships in the world—that

of a boy and his dog. A story of friendship, loyalty and good

times. Isol’s humor and unique graphic style combine to make a

delightful picture book for beginning readers.

AWARDS



• Special Mention in the ‘A la Orilla del Viento’ Award, (Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico)

• Vida de perros was a finalist in the Sixth A la Orilla del Viento (fce) Picture Book Competition

Age: 4 +

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Libro Caracol

[Snail Book]

Written and illustrated by Javier Sáez Castán

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. × cm ( × in)Picture bookISBN 9789681683689

In this book, children can learn about shapes through pictures

and games. The Victorian-style drawings are exquisitely com-

posed within blocks, which are arranged in an overall design.

Javier Sáez Castán studied fine arts at the University of

Valencia. He has been an illustrator for more than fifteen

years, and his books have won awards in several countries. He

has also been a teacher, and directed educational and cultural

workshops. He is the illustrator of El animalario universal

by Miguel Murrugarren, a fce book which won the Ninth

International Children’s and Young People’s Picture Book

Award in .

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Colores con brisa

[Colors on the Breeze]

Text: Carlos Pellicer

Illustrated by: Carlos Pellicer López

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. × cm (. × . in)Picture bookISBN 9681678699

A special book that introduces children to the world of po-

etry and pictures; a single poem is illustrated per double

page spread. Carlos Pellicer López’s shapes and colours are a

visual recreation of the poetic tone of the verses in chromatic

planes and scenes that give the words a new meaning.

Carlos Pellicer was born in Villahermosa in the state

of Tabasco in and died in Mexico City in . He

was a poet who wrote for the journals Falange, Ulises and

Contemporáneos. He was also a professor of modern poetry at

the University of Mexico and director of the Department of

Literature of the Fine Arts Institute. He received the Mexican

National Award for Literature in .

Carlos Pellicer López is a writer and artist. His work

has appeared in anthologies published in usa. His picture

book Julieta y su caja de colores, also published by fce, received

several awards, among them the Promexa Award, the

Antoniorrobles Award, a Plaque in the Bratislava

Biennial of Illustrations and the Ezra Jack Keats Bronze

Medallion in . His picture book Juan y sus zapatos also

received the Promexa Award.

Selected for The White Ravens

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Boda en Chimalistac

[Wedding in Chimalistac]

Text: Elena PoniatowskaIllustrations: Osvaldo Hernández


The gardens of Chimalistac, a neighborhood in the southern

part of Mexico City, witness the love between a Lime tree

and a Jacaranda tree. Unfortunately, the Jacaranda is in love with

the Beech, and Lime will have to overcome his dismay and find

another way to conquer his loved one before he can accompany

her up the aisle to the altar. This story, narrated in a Custombrist

style, brings the best of Elena Poniatowska’s prose while its il-

lustrations convey the purest styles of Mexican folklore.

Elena Poniatowska was born in Paris in . During

World War II, she fled with her mother to Mexico. A

journalist, chronicler, and author of fiction, she’s one of

the most prestigious writers in Mexico. The first woman

to have received the National Journalism Prize (), her

works include Hasta no verte Jesús mío (Mazatlán Literature

Prize) and La noche de Tlatelolco (Xavier Villaurrutia Prize,

rejected by the author in protest against Luis Echeverría, then

President of Mexico). fce has published her Obras reunidas

I, Narrativa breve, which includes the stories De noche vienes

and Tlapalería, and the novellas Lilus Kikus and Querido

Diego, te abraza Quiela; as well as Obras reunidas II. Novelas,

which includes Hasta no verte Jesús mío, “La Flor” de Lis and

Paseo de la Reforma.

Osvaldo Hernández was born in 1969 in Mexico City.

He studied at La Esmeralda from 1988 to 1993, and he’s

participated in 50 collective exhibitions in Mexico, Finland,

Spain, the United States, and France. He received an award

during the First Biennial of Painting and Poetry organized

by the Autonomous University of Mexico (uam) in 1993.

He’s had six individual exhibitions. He received the Young

Creators scholarship from the National Fund for Culture and

the Arts in 1994.

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Camino a casa

[On the Way Home]

Text: Jairo BuitragoIllustrations: Rafael Yockteng

st ed., fce Mexico, pp.23 × 23 cm (9 × 9 in)Picture bookISBN 9786071600073

Apicture book in which fantasy cloaks nostalgia in order to

address—with humor, imagination, and tenderness—a

difficult subject: absence. At first glance, this is a book in which

a little girl approaches an imaginary friend so that he’ll accom-

pany her walking home from school each day. However, a more

careful reading shows what this girl must face every day: poverty,

taking care of her little brother, household chores, and absence

—her imaginary lion, a symbol of strength and protection, helps

her deal with this. The surprise ending gives the story a plot

twist, making it richer, and more emotional. The wealth of in-

terwoven images displays the Colombian social environment the

girl has to cope with while the text, simple and tender, reveals

the protagonist’s inner world.

Jairo Buitrago has worked as a writer, researcher, and

editorial assistant. He’s published two books for children and

many more about cinema, his area of specialization.

Rafael Yockteng won the ibby Utopia Award, geared

towards Latin American illustrators of children’s books, in

. Since then, he has illustrated several books for children

in Colombia and abroad.

• “Every line works perfectly, saying what it has to say without undue complication, easily capturing the atmosphere of the situation” (Satoshi Kitamura)

• “A charming story with a surprising, emotional ending… I believe that the simplicity in the illustration style complements the story fairly well” (Anthony Browne)

Winner of the XI ‘A la Orilla del Viento’ Illustrated Picture Book Award (fce)

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Tigres de la otra noche

[Tigers of the Other Night]

Text: María García EsperónIllustrated by: Alejandro Magallanes


A book about the power of imagination and play; about

growing and discovering the world, with its dangers and

its potential. The poems make multiple references to the tiger

as an archetype, and to other authors including Kipling, Borges,

Verne and Salgari.

María García Esperón is a teacher, science journalist

and writer. She has written scripts for the Mexican Radio

Institute, articles on painting, dance, music, theater and books

for the newspaper El Heraldo de México, and coauthored

articles for the periodicals El Perico Consentido and La Ciencia

Recreativa. She recently won the Norma-Fundalectura

Award for Children’s and Young Adult Books.

Alejandro Magallanes studied graphic design at

the enap (University of Mexico School of Art). He has

illustrated children’s books for Mexican and foreign

publishers, and has designed award-winning posters. He has

been a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale since

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Winner of the Hispanic Children’s Poetry Award

Age: 6 +

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La peor señora del mundo

[The Meanest Woman in the World]

Text: Francisco HinojosaIllustrated by: Rafael Barajas, El Fisgón

nd ed., Fce Mexico, pp. x cm ( x . in)B/W illustrationsISBN 968164705X

In the north of Turambul lives the meanest lady in the world.

She punishes her children when they misbehave, but also

when they behave. Everybody in the neighborhood runs away

from her. But one day the villagers decide to do something to

put an end to her atrocities.

A humorous, acid, and cathartic tale on the limits of human

behavior and the strength of a community to resist an attempt

of an individual to impose herself upon them.

Francisco Hinojosa (Mexico City, ) studied

literature, and then started writing poetry, short stories, and

children’s books. In he won the ibby Award for La vieja

que comía gente. Hinojosa is the most outstanding author of

children’s books in Mexico.

Rafael Barajas, El Fisgón is a curator, muralist, painter,

researcher, writer, and journalist. He is also one of the best-

known political caricaturists in Mexico.

• The # bestseller in the history of children’s books in Mexico

• The story is illustrated by Rafael Barajas, El Fisgón, one of the best Mexican caricaturists

Age: 6 +

La Muerte pies ligeros

[Light-Footed Death]

Text: Natalia Toledo

Illustrated by: Francisco Toledo

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. x cm (. x . in)Picture BookISBN 9681676718

Told as a legend, Light-footed Death gives a humorous

expla nation of how Death came to Earth. The idea for

this book came from some of Francisco Toledo’s engravings of

Death jumping rope with different animals, all from the region

of Tehuantepec, where the artist and his daughter were born.

The story is based on ancient cultural heritage, and reinvents

oral tradition.

The magnificent images of Francisco Toledo recreate the

atmosphere of popular stories and legends in a playful fashion

and turn the book into a valuable collectible for all those inter-

ested in the painter’s work.

Natalia Toledo was born in Juchitán, Oaxaca in . She

is a bilingual poet (Zapotec-Spanish). Some of her published

titles are: Olivo negro; Flor de pantano; Mujeres de sol, mujeres

de oro, and Paraíso de fisuras.

Francisco Toledo was born in Juchitán, Oaxaca in

. Since his work has been exhibited in different

museums in México, United States, South America, and

Europe. Recently he was awarded Right Livelihood Award

(Alternative Nobel Price) for his Commitment and Art for

the protection and preservation of the natural and cultural

environment in Oaxaca.

Age: 7 +

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Cuento del Conejo y el Coyote

[The Tale of the Rabbit and the Coyote]

Text: Natalia ToledoIllustrations: Francisco Toledo

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm ( × . in)Picture bookISBN 9789681676681

A classic story from Mexican oral tradition that tells why the

coyote always howls at the Moon, retold through the live

language of a Zapotec writer. Rabbit steals chili peppers from

a garden, and the farmer sets a trap to catch him. About to be

stewed, Rabbit sees Coyote who, while trying to help him, ends

up taking his place. Thus begins a chain of adventures in which

the clever rabbit mocks Coyote time and time again. Natalia

Toledo, currently one of the most active and important writ-

ers in the Mexican literary landscape, adapted this traditional

Zapotec story by translating it into Spanish. The visual quality

makes this book not only a great literary work, but also a col-

lectible for all those who love Mexican visual arts.

Natalia Toledo was born in Juchitán, Oaxaca, in .

She is a bilingual poet (Zapotec-Spanish). She studied at

the General Society of Mexican Writers School (sogem).

She’s participated in many literary encounters, including the

First Encounter of Writers in Indigenous Languages Mexico-

Central America, held by unesco, and the Continental

Encounter of Writers in Indigenous and Afro-Caribbean

Writers in Quintana Roo. She currently presides over the

Patronage of the Juchitán House of Culture.

Francisco Toledo, one of the most important Mexican

painters, is from Oaxaca (). In , he began his studies

at the Free Engraving Workshop of the National Institute of

Fine Artes (inba) School of Artisanry and Design in Mexico

City. His work has been presented since in museums in

Mexico, the United States, Europe, and Central and South

America. In , he donated a collection of graphic work in

order to found the Graphic Arts Institute of Oaxaca. He lives

alternately in Oaxaca and Mexico City.

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Animalario universal del profesor Revillod Almanaque ilustrado de la fauna mundial

[Universal Zoology]

Text: Miguel MurugarrenIllustrated by: Javier Sáez

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. x cm (. x . in)Picture Book ISBN 9681670485

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Professor Revillod has collected many pictures of extremely

exotic animals during his numerous trips around the world.

Come and see over of his finest specimens, in a stylishly

designed and innovative picture book.

Miguel Murugarren was born in Spain. He studied

philosophy and literature. He is interested in advertising,

graphic design and music.

Javier Sáez was born in Spain. He studied Fine Arts. He

illustrates and writes his own books, like Picopelosplumas and

Los tres erizos, and works for many publishing houses.

Winner of the Ninth International Children’s and Young People’s Picture Book Award in

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Kassunguilà

[Kassunguilà]

Written and illustrated by Monique Zepeda

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm ( × in)Picture bookISBN 9789681686208

Kassunguilà is a small fish who lives at the bottom of the

ocean, sheltered by a parasol, until one day a terrible storm

tears him away from his peaceful existence and a journey begins

to recover his inner peace and confidence. Here Zepeda has giv-

en us a work of art, with illustrations created from wine boxes,

folk art stamps, tin figures, bells, and dozens of other traditional

Mexican objects. Kassunguilà is a metaphor on life and growing

up, with all the surprises and difficulties involved.

Monique Zepeda was born in Mexico City. She studied

pedagogy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

She is a psychologist from the Sorbonne in Paris, and studied

for her Master’s in childhood clinical psychology at the

Autonomous University of the State of Morelos. She is the

author of publications for teachers such as Escuela viva and

Aprendiendo juntos. She is also the author of Marita no sabe

dibujar and El cuaderno de Pancho.

Age: 6 +

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Las aventuras de Max y su ojo submarino

[The Adventures of Max and his Underwater Eye]

Text: Luigi AmaraIllustrated by: Jonathan Farr


After Max loses his right eye by accident, he finds out that

he can see things from two different points of view at the

same time. With his wandering eye, Max sees his school, the

night, and his family in a new way. When his eye turns into a

mutant pearl and describes what it sees from the ocean bed,

we see the underwater world from a dazzling new perspective.

These in genious narrative poems express an instinctive sense

of the fabulous and extraordinary humor as it demythologizes

childhood.

Luigi Amara was born in Mexico City in . He is a poet

and essayist, and has published several books of poems: El

decir de la mancha, El cazador de grietas, Pasmo y Envés. He

has also written a book of essays El peatón inmóvil. He was

awarded the Elías Nandino Young Poets Award and has

received grants from the Mexican Institute of Fine Arts and

the National Foundation for Culture and the Arts (fonca).

He is also a member of the National Artists Registry. Las

aventuras de Max y su ojo submarino is his first book of poems

for children.

Jonathan Farr was born in Oxford in . He studied

sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His

work has been exhibited in Mexico and Europe. He paints

murals and creates stained glass windows for churches,

and has illustrated books for various publishers. He is the

illustrator of ¿Para qué usas la lengua? and Ripios y adivinanzas

del mar, also published by fce.

Winner of the Hispanic Children’s Poetry Award

Age: 6 +

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Hago de voz un cuerpo

[Voices from the Body]

Anthology: María Baranda Illustrated by: Gabriel Pacheco

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. × cm (approx. . × . in)Picture bookISBN 9789681684006

This wonderful picture book is all about the body: hands,

hair, nails, arms, the neck and more. Fifteen outstanding

Mexican poets have used their words to create an enchanting

series of metaphors of the body.

María Baranda is one of the most important poets of

her generation. In she was awarded the Efraín Huerta

National Poetry Award for her book Los memoriosos, the Villa

de Madrid International Poetry Award in for Moradas

imposibles and the Aguascalientes National Poetry Award for

her book Dylan y las ballenas in . The fce published her

books Atlántica y

el rústico in its Mexican Literature series in , and Marte

y las princesas voladoras in the A la Orilla del Viento series, in

.

Gabriel Pacheco was born in Mexico City in .

He studied stage and set design at the National Institute

of Fine Arts. He won the Tenth Città de Chioggia

International Illustration Competition in Venice in ,

the first place in the Fourteenth Catalogue of Children’s

and Young Peoples’ Books Illustrators and the

International Picture Book Award. He has participated in

exhibits in Mexico and Italy, and was included in the

and catalogue of the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition.

He has illustrated books for the leading Spanish and Italian

publishing houses.

Selected for 50 Books / 50 Covers, aiga, NY Selected for The White Ravens,

Age: 7 +

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De cómo nació la memoria de El Bosque

[How the Memory of the Forest Became]

Written and illustrated by Rocío Martínez

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. × cm (. × . in)Picture bookISBN 9789681684518

This is a story that remind us of classic tales. It tells the life

story of a simple wooden table built by a woodcutter and

how it moved from house to house and master to master. At

the same time, the story speaks of the passage of time, love, life,

death, gratitude, and human potential. The illustrations weave a

rich tapestry of colors and shapes that are based on the text but

at the same time add depth to the story with their movement

and colors, with amusing details for readers to discover.

Rocío Martínez was born in Madrid. She studied fine

arts, specializing in print-making. Since , she has

focused on illustrating books for children and young people.

Her work has been shown at numerous solo and group

exhibitions, and she has earned the oepli-Ministry of

Culture Illustration Award for the Children’s Book Poster of

the Week, the Ministry of Culture Award for the best book

published in , the Lazarillo Illustration Award for

Miguel y las palampatas, and the Lazarillo Illustration

Award for La gallina Catalina. Her books have been

published in Spain and Latin America.

Winner of the 2006 ‘A la Orilla del Viento’ Picture Book Award (Fondo de Cultura Económica)

Age: 7 +

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El cuento del pingüino

[The Penguin’s Tale]

Text: Antonio Ventura

Illustration: Carmen Segovia


This is a story within a story, a book that gives wings to the

reader’s imagination.

Antonio Ventura was born in Madrid in , where

he has taught at various public centers since . In ,

he was in charge of the Children’s Literature Division at the

Anaya Department of Educational Orientation and Research.

In , he became Director of the Sopa Book Collection.

In July , he was appointed Director of Anaya Children’s

and Youth Division. He’s also the founder of the children’s

literature magazine Babar. His published works include:

No todas las vacas son iguales, El Tren, El pájaro y la princesa

(fce, ), Osos de Cuento, La mirada de Pablo and El mar de

Darío.

Carmen Segovia was born in Barcelona. She won the

second place in the 4th International Contest of Illustrated

Children’s Picture Books from the publishing house Anaya

for Mitsu y Lala. She has published Caperucita roja, El viaje

secreto, and Cuentos populares españoles. For the Fondo de

Cultura Económica she illustrated the Spanish version of

How the Bee Became, by Ted Hughes.

Special Mention in the X ‘A la Orilla del Viento’ Picture Book Award (Fondo de Cultura Económica)

Age: 8 +

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El libro salvaje

[The Wild Book]

Text: Juan VilloroIllustration: Gabriel Martínez Meave

st ed., fce México, pp. × cm ( × . in)FictionISBN 9789681685867

Juan, a twelve-year-old boy going through his parents’ divorce,

has already planned his summer vacation. But his mother takes

him to his Uncle Tito, a hopeless bibliophile who chews with an

open mouth and adores spiders, because they protect him from

the mosquitoes that distract him from his reading. There, hid-

den among thousands of volumes of his uncle’s eccentric library,

Juan discovers El libro salvaje, a mutinous book that resists be-

ing opened, has never been read and, moreover, contains in its

pages an exciting adventure in which Juan turns out to be the

protagonist. This novel was written by one of Mexico’s most

prestigious authors.

Juan Villoro is a writer, translator, journalist, and radio

and television broadcaster, as well as one of Mexico’s most

active and significant intellectuals in recent years. He has

won many awards, including the Villaurrutia Prize (),

the Herralde Prize for Novels () and, more recently, the

French Embassy’s Antonin Artaud Prize.

Gabriel Martínez Meave is a graphic and typographic

designer, illustrator, calligrapher and author. He’s a member

of the Association Typographique Internationale and

the New York Type Directors’ Club. While he is mostly

self-taught, he has taken several workshops with different

typographic and poster artists, such as Cyrus Highsmith.

In , he won first place in the Design Biennial and an

Excellence in Type Design Diploma from the course Bukva:

raz!, held in Moscow.

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El nombre del juego es Posada

[Posada is the Name of the Game]

Text: Hugo HiriartIllustrated by: Joel Rendón

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm (. × . in)Non FictionISBN 9681673549

La Catrina is a train ride into the world of José Guadalupe

Posada, engraver and commentator on Mexican society in

the Revolutionary Era. In this story, disaster and tragedy mingle

with human characters like those Posada so often caricatur-

ized; a doctor who turns his daughter’s suitor into a chicken,

the handsome son who mistreats his parents, the woman who

meets the Devil himself, and more. An ingenious and amusing

tale that introduces young readers to the imagination, the wit

and the engaging pictures by one of the greatest Mexican artists,

whose portrayal of the spirit of Mexico transcended the coun-

try’s borders. The book includes information about the history

of engraving in Mexico, the calaveritas and Posada’s games—the

coyote, the charro smugglers.

Hugo Hiriart is a writer and theater director. He studied

philosophy at the University of Mexico and painting at ‘La

Esmeralda’ (Mexican National School of Painting, Sculpture

and Engraving). He won the Xavier Villaurrutia Award and

is a member of the National Artists Registry.

Joel Rendón was born in Izúcar de Matamoros in the state

of Puebla in . He studied visual arts at the Mexican

National School of Art. His work has been exhibited in

Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Spain, North Africa and the

United States. In a series of short episodes called ‘Estampa

al Minuto’ [Minute Print] produced by Mexico’s Channel ,

he teaches children about the principles and techniques of

engraving.

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Fernanda y los mundos secretos

[Fernanda and the Secret Worlds]

Ricardo Chávez Castañeda

st ed., fce Mexico, pp. × cm (. × in)FictionISBN 9789681670559

Ten stories about different ways to see, smell, feel and ex-

perience the world. One child cannot go out in the sun,

another carries an ocean within, another lost a leg, another is

haunted by a ghost, another sees only half of everything. This

series of stories promote tolerance by helping the reader to un-

derstand others who are different.

Ricardo Chávez Castañeda was born in Mexico City

in . He writes novels and short stories. He has won the

Latin American Story Award, the Borges Short

Story Award, the Mexican National Novel Award,

the and Mexican National Young People’s Novel

Awards, the Mexican National Children’s Story Award

and the National Short Story Award. Along with

other writers including Jorge Volpi, Ignacio Padilla, Vicente

Herrasti, he is part of the Crack Movement, a Mexican

literary movement of the mid-s.

• A tribute to Oliver Sack’s clinical stories

Age: 14 +

Andar entre libros

[Among Books]

Teresa Colomer

st ed., Fce Mexico, pp. . × cm (. × . in)Non FictionISBN 9681671775

This book proposes a method based on theory and practical

experience for promoting literary education in the schools.

The first section analyzes the function of the school, reading

and books in the process of literary education. The second part

proposes an active relationship between these three elements

to promote reading, both collectively and individually, in the

classroom.

Teresa Colomer is a Spanish specialist in children’s

and young adult’s literature. She has presented lectures

in numerous countries on active promotion of reading

comprehension. She is currently the director of the Children’s

Literature Research Network in Catalonian universities

and organizes a M. A. program in books and literature for

children and young people together with the Banco del Libro

in Venezuela and the Germán Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation.

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